How Can You Connect to a Remote Registry Easily?

Do you know what remote registry is? It is remotely connecting to another computer’s Registry and then modifying the registry.

Remote registry is not a common work that is needed for ordinary users. Tech support and the IT group will need to use remote reg more frequently. But, at times, you may need to remotely edit a registry key or value in another computer. In a situation like, you will need to perform a remote registry editing.

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In this article, we will walk you through on how to connect to a remote registry. We hope this guide is useful for you.

How to Connect to a Remote Registry?

How much time it will take to complete a remote registry? You may ask this question before performing a remote registry editing. As long as the remote computer is working, the network is connected and the necessary services are enabled, the entire process just takes only a minute or two. And of course, these are the preparations you should make in advance.

Here is a guide on how to connect to a remote registry:

1. Press Win + R to open Run.

2. Type regedit into the Run box and press Enter.

3. Go to File > Connect Network Registry.

4. You will see a large empty space. You need to enter the name (here means the host name) of the computer you need to remotely edit registry into that empty space.

5. Click the Check Names button. After a while, you will see the full path of the specified remote computer that is shown as LOCATION\NAME.

However, if you receive an error message saying “An object (Computer) with the following name cannot be found: “NAME”.”, you will need to check whether the remote computer is connected to the network successfully and whether you typed the correct computer hostname.

At the same time, you may also need to enter credentials for a user on the remote computer to verify that you are allowed to connect to the registry.

6. Select OK. Then, the Registry Editor will connect to your specified remote computer’s registry. You can see your computer under hostname.

After these steps, the remote connection is established. You can feel free to edit the registry value according to your needs. Besides, to keep the registry safe, you’d better back up your registry beforehand.

However, if you get an error message saying “Unable to connect to [name]“, the Remote Registry service may be disabled. In a situation like this, you need to enable the remote Registry service before doing the above steps.

How to Enable the Remote Registry Service on Your Windows Computer?

In general, the remote Registry service is disabled by the Windows installation by default. When necessary, you can enable the service like this:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Go to Administrative Tools > Services.
3. You will see a service names’ list. Then, you need to find the Remote Registry option from the list and the double-click it to continue.
4. Select Manual from the Startup type drop-down menu. If you want the RemoteRegistry service to run all the time, you will need to select Automatic instead.
5. Select Apply.
6. Select Start.
7. Select OK.
8. Close the Services window and Control Panel.

Now, the RemoteRegistry service on your computer is successfully enabled.