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Take Ownership of Registry Key & Assign Permissions Using Command-line
We’ve seen how to use the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to change ownership of a registry key and subkeys. This article tells you how to change registry key ownership and grant permissions using the command-line.
Windows has the takeown.exe and icacls.exe console utilities to change file/folder ownership and permissions, but there are no such built-in tools for changing the registry key ownership using command-line. You’ll need a third-party tool named SetACL for the task.
Automatic vs Automatic (Delayed start) Service Startup types
The Services console (services.msc) in Windows lets you configure the startup type of Windows Services. As you know, you can choose one of the options from the dropdown: Automatic (Delayed Start), Automatic, Manual, or Disabled.

But, do you know what’s the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start).Read more
Add registry values with double quotes or expandable variable data using Reg.exe
The built-in reg.exe console tool lets you add, delete, export or save (as hive) registry keys and values. When adding registry values using the reg.exe tool, you may be wondering how to pass data with double-quotes or environment variables and add it to the registry literally.
This article tells you how to create registry values passing double-quotes and environment variables (without expanding or resolving the folder path) using the reg.exe console tool.Read more
Windows Update Service Properties Grayed Out in Services MMC
When you open the Services MMC (services.msc) and double-click Windows Update service properties, the Start and Stop buttons are grayed out. Also, you may be unable to change the service Startup type.

As a workaround, you can change the service startup and other settings using the registry or run the SC.exe command-line tool under the SYSTEM account and modify the service settings.
This article tells you how to make the Windows Update service configurable (by administrators) using the Services MMC.Read more
