Under WOW64, particular registry keys are redirected. When a 32-bit or 64-bit application helps make a registry get in touch with to get a redirected key, the registry redirector intercepts the contact and maps it towards the key's corresponding bodily registry site. For far more information, see Registry Redirector.
Other registry keys are shared by each 32-bit and 64-bit programs on 64-bit Windows. 32-bit registry calls to shared keys aren't redirected. Instead, 1 bodily duplicate with the crucial is mapped into each and every logical view of the registry.
This theme lists registry keys which are redirected,
Office Home And Business, shared, or redirected and mirrored beneath WOW64. Additionally, it lists symbolic links that supply compatibility for existing purposes which will use hardcoded registry key paths that contains Wow6432Node. For far more information, begin to see the subsequent:
Redirected,
Office Enterprise 2007, Shared,
Windows 7 Ultimate Sale, and Mirrored Keys Beneath WOW64
WOW64 Symbolic Back links Redirected, Shared,
Office 2010 Product Key, and Mirrored Keys Under WOW64
The following table lists registry keys which can be redirected, shared by the two 32-bit and 64-bit programs, or redirected and mirrored on 64-bit Windows. Subkeys from the keys with this table inherit the father or mother key's habits unless of course otherwise specified. If a essential has no mother or father detailed with this table, the true secret is shared.
KeyWindows seven and Windows Server 2008 R2Windows Server 2008,
Windows 7 Professional X64, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESharedShared
SOFTWARERedirectedRedirected
ClassesSharedRedirected and reflected
AppidSharedRedirected and mirrored with 1 exception: the DllSurrogate and DllSurrogateExecutable registry values will not be reflected if their price is definitely an empty string.
CLSIDRedirectedRedirected and reflected only for CLSIDs that don't specify InprocServer32 or InprocHandler32. DirectShowRedirectedRedirected and mirrored
HCPSharedShared
InterfaceRedirectedRedirected and reflected
Media TypeRedirectedRedirected and mirrored
MediaFoundationRedirectedRedirecte d and reflected
ClientsSharedRedirected
Microsoft\COM3SharedRedirected and reflected
Microsoft\Cryptography\Calais\CurrentShare dShared
Microsoft\Cryptography\Calais\ReadersShare dShared
Microsoft\Cryptography\ServicesSharedShare d
Microsoft\CTF\SystemSharedSharedShared
Microsoft\CTF\TIPSharedShared
Microsoft\DFSSharedShared
Microsoft\Driver SigningSharedShared
Microsoft\EnterpriseCertificatesSharedShar ed
Microsoft\EventSystemSharedRedirected and reflected
Microsoft\MSMQSharedShared
Microsoft\Non-Driver SigningSharedShared
Microsoft\Notepad\DefaultFontsSharedRedire cted
Microsoft\OLESharedRedirected and reflected
Microsoft\RASSharedShared
Microsoft\RPCSharedRedirected and mirrored
Microsoft\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSInfoSharedShared
Microsoft\SystemCertificatesSharedShar ed
Microsoft\TermServLicensingSharedShare d
Microsoft\TransactionServerSharedShare d
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App PathsSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Contr ol Panel\Cursors\SchemesSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ AutoplayHandlersSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ DriveIconsSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ KindMapSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group PolicySharedShared
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PoliciesS haredShared
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PreviewHa ndlersSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SetupShar edShared
Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony \LocationsSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ConsoleSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontDpiSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLinkSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontMapperSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontsSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutesSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Gre_InitializeSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution OptionsSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Language PackSharedRedirected
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCardsSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PerflibSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PortsSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\PrintSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileListSharedShared
Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time ZonesSharedShared
PoliciesSharedShared
RegisteredApplicationsSharedShared HKEY_CURRENT_USERSharedShared
SOFTWARESharedShared
ClassesSharedRedirected and mirrored
AppidSharedRedirected and mirrored with one exception: the DllSurrogate and DllSurrogateExecutable registry values will not be reflected if their value is definitely an empty string.
CLSIDRedirectedRedirected and reflected
DirectShowRedirectedRedirected and mirrored
InterfaceRedirectedRedirected and mirrored
Media TypeRedirectedRedirected and mirrored
MediaFoundationRedirectedRedirecte d and reflected
HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a symbolic hyperlink to HKEY_USERS\* where * indicates a match for all person security IDs (SIDs). HKEY_USERS\*\SOFTWARE\Classes is really a symbolic website link to HKEY_USERS\*_Classes.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is really a merged see of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes. Redirected keys in these registry paths are successfully redirected for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT also. This can be also true for reflected keys on systems that support them.
WOW64 Symbolic Links
WOW64 defines the following symbolic backlinks only for compatibility with current applications that will use hardcoded registry crucial paths that contains Wow6432Node. New purposes need to keep away from utilizing Wow6432Node in registry crucial paths.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes is linked to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Ap pId is linked to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppId
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\PR OTOCOLS is connected to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\Ty pelib is connected to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Typelib
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