Change the registered owner name in Windows registration information
This setting lets you change the username associated with your system. It is saved during installation.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
You can change other miscellaneous settings also like productid and productname. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \windows nt\currentversion is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create an string value name registeredowner,if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the owner name. Click ok and close the registry editor. Restart your system. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
You can change other miscellaneous settings also like productid and productname. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If the subkey \windows nt\currentversion is not present, create it as explained below. Then, create an string value name registeredowner,if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value data box with the owner name. Click ok and close the registry editor. Restart your system. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\]</b> key, right-click on the "RegisteredOwner" String Value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the username that you want and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\]
- Location: Local Machine
- Value Name: RegisteredOwner
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
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