Many useful registry entries on Windows computers can also be modified by configuring Group Policy settings. And on a standalone computer that is not domain-joined, you can do this using Local Group Policy Editor by typing Start, Run, gpedit.msc, OK.
But geeks who are die-hard oldtimers tend to think the best way to "tweak" Windows is to edit the registry directly using Rededit.exe. When you have a choice however, it's best to modify the registry by using Group Policy Editor instead of Regedit. Why? Because it's a supportable way of doing this. This is because the mechanism of Group Policy abstracts away the need to know the specific registry keys you are modifying, and this approach will continue to work even if the registry-based locations for the policies change. And with each new version of Windows, the location where certain registry settings are stored can (and often do) get changed from the previous version of Windows.
