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Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Let me state the obvious right up front: it's ...

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Click on the Start button and select Run, then type regedit. (You can also open the Run window by pressing Windows + R keys simultaneously). Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ ...