Introduction to Changing Registered OwnerThe purpose of this registry hack is to change the Registered to: as seen in the system icon. The scenario is that the wrong person has been assigned the registered owner. Perhaps the company had been merged or taken over. Our Task – to find and change the Registered OwnerWhen it comes to making changes to the registry, I favour Regedit over RegEdt32, because Regedit has a much better find, it also remembers the last place you visited. To me, RegEdt32 is clunky, and more difficult to use.  First Objective to get to the CurrentVersion registry hive.
Method Use the Find (menu) in Regedit, but be prepared to use F3 if you do not get to the RegisteredOwner at first. Note RegisteredOwner is all one word with no spaces. Alternative Method: Drill down to: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\RegisteredOwner Note the path at the bottom of the diagram. Second Objective change RegisteredOwnerDouble Click RegisteredOwner then change the value to what you want. Re-open the System Icon and check your new value Bonus Objective change RegisteredOrganizationJust above the RegisteredOwner, you will see a REG_SZ RegisteredOrganization, why not change this as well to reflect your preference.  Guy Recommends: The Free Config Generator
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- Use the REGISTRY Export setting as a precaution
- Rename settings you do not needed or want, avoid deleting anything in the registry
- If you are following advice, check whether it says ADD or Change. With ADD you need an extra step.
- Practice remote registry editing to prepare for an emergency
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