Can registry settings be “watched” by a program in Windows?
Let me explain what I mean...
When you edit a configuration file for a service, software or process in Linux, you are generally required to restart or reload it after editing the configuration settings, in order for those configuration settings to take effect.
Is the same true in Windows, when such settings are read from the registry?
Or is it sometimes more of an event driven sort of a thing, where it watches for the settings to change before reloading them?
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Let me explain what I mean...
When you edit a configuration file for a service, software or process in Linux, you are generally required to restart or reload it after editing the configuration settings, in order for those configuration settings to take effect.
Is the same true in Windows, when such settings are read from the registry?
Or is it sometimes more of an event driven sort of a thing, where it watches for the settings to change before reloading them?
linux windows windows-registry
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
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asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
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add a comment |
Let me explain what I mean...
When you edit a configuration file for a service, software or process in Linux, you are generally required to restart or reload it after editing the configuration settings, in order for those configuration settings to take effect.
Is the same true in Windows, when such settings are read from the registry?
Or is it sometimes more of an event driven sort of a thing, where it watches for the settings to change before reloading them?
linux windows windows-registry
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
6,6292783145
Let me explain what I mean...
When you edit a configuration file for a service, software or process in Linux, you are generally required to restart or reload it after editing the configuration settings, in order for those configuration settings to take effect.
Is the same true in Windows, when such settings are read from the registry?
Or is it sometimes more of an event driven sort of a thing, where it watches for the settings to change before reloading them?
linux windows windows-registry
linux windows windows-registry
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
6,6292783145
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
6,6292783145
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
edited Jan 22 at 7:44
Mokubai♦
57.9k16139157
57.9k16139157
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
6,6292783145
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
6,6292783145
asked Jan 22 at 0:24
leeand00leeand00
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6,6292783145
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It really just depends how the application is written.
For example, most applications that make use of the registry to store configuration will read the registry at startup. You can however set call backs if a registry key changes which would give you a chance to re-load the configuration without the need to restart the process.
Have a search for regnotifychangekeyvalue as an example.
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Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
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It really just depends how the application is written.
For example, most applications that make use of the registry to store configuration will read the registry at startup. You can however set call backs if a registry key changes which would give you a chance to re-load the configuration without the need to restart the process.
Have a search for regnotifychangekeyvalue as an example.
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
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Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
add a comment |
It really just depends how the application is written.
For example, most applications that make use of the registry to store configuration will read the registry at startup. You can however set call backs if a registry key changes which would give you a chance to re-load the configuration without the need to restart the process.
Have a search for regnotifychangekeyvalue as an example.
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
1,00549
Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
add a comment |
It really just depends how the application is written.
For example, most applications that make use of the registry to store configuration will read the registry at startup. You can however set call backs if a registry key changes which would give you a chance to re-load the configuration without the need to restart the process.
Have a search for regnotifychangekeyvalue as an example.
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
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It really just depends how the application is written.
For example, most applications that make use of the registry to store configuration will read the registry at startup. You can however set call backs if a registry key changes which would give you a chance to re-load the configuration without the need to restart the process.
Have a search for regnotifychangekeyvalue as an example.
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
1,00549
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
edited Jan 22 at 1:03
leeand00
6,6292783145
6,6292783145
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
1,00549
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
1,00549
answered Jan 22 at 0:58
HelpingHandHelpingHand
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1,00549
Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
add a comment |
Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
Wow that search is taking a while...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:05
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
It didn't find anything...but I'm not an admin on this machine or anything like that...
– leeand00
Jan 22 at 1:09
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
@leeand00 - Sorry I meant for you to Google for regnotifychangekeyvalue.
– HelpingHand
Jan 22 at 8:23
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