Question from Kyle P.: I have a question about Windows 10, Rick.
With Windows 7 I had the Registry Editor (Regedit) pinned to the Start Menu.
But now that I’ve updated my computer to Windows 10 it’s no longer there and I can’t figure out how to get it back on there.
Surely there has to be a way to pin Regedit to the Start Menu in Windows 10. Can you tell me how to do it?
Rick’s answer: You’re right, Kyle. There’s indeed a way to pin Regedit to the Start menu, and it’s quite handy having it on there when you edit the Registry as often as I do.
Luckily, it’s even easier to do this with Windows 10 than it was with Windows 7. Just follow the steps below:
1 – Press the Windows+S key combination to open a Search box.
2 – Search for the word regedit. You should now see a list of search results with Registry Editor highlighted.
3 – Right-click on Registry Editor, then click Open file location. A “File Explorer” window should now be open with either Registry Editor or regedit.exe already highlighted in blue.
4 – Right-click on either Registry Editor or regedit.exe (whichever one you see in the File Explorer window) and then click Pin to Start.
That’s all there is to it. The Start Menu should now have a brand new tile titled Regedit. From now on you’ll be able to launch the Windows Registry Editor simply by clicking that tile, and that’s by far the fastest way to launch it.
I hope this helps, Kyle. Good luck!
Update from Kyle: A thousand thanks Rick. It worked!
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