<Dd> Abbreviated HKCR , HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT contains information about registered applications , such as file associations and OLE Object Class IDs , tying them to the applications used to handle these items . On Windows 2000 and above , HKCR is a compilation of user - based HKCU \ Software \ Classes and machine - based HKLM \ Software \ Classes . If a given value exists in both of the subkeys above , the one in HKCU \ Software \ Classes takes precedence . The design allows for either machine - or user - specific registration of COM objects . </Dd>
<Dd> Abbreviated HKCR , HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT contains information about registered applications , such as file associations and OLE Object Class IDs , tying them to the applications used to handle these items . On Windows 2000 and above , HKCR is a compilation of user - based HKCU \ Software \ Classes and machine - based HKLM \ Software \ Classes . If a given value exists in both of the subkeys above , the one in HKCU \ Software \ Classes takes precedence . The design allows for either machine - or user - specific registration of COM objects . </Dd>
which registry root key stores information about registered applications including file associations
which registry root key stores information about registered applications including file associations
HKCR , HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
HKCR , HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT