Modifying the Windows login file value has always been an advanced skill. If you make a mistake, it is likely to cause an error in the operating system. Therefore, it is not recommended for ordinary people to change it at will. So what will happen if all the registration file values are changed to 0? Many people should be very curious. Recently, a YouTube channel conducted this actual test.
What happens if I set all Windows 10 login file values to “0”? Full presentation of this video
A few days ago, the foreign YouTube channel Come on Windows shared a video titled “What if you set every registry values to 0 in Windows 10? (What happens if you change all registry values to 0 in Windows 10?)”. There is no explanation in the video, only background music and demonstration process. For those who are interested, there is no video attached.
The video begins with them opening the Registry Replace Tool as an administrator to overwrite all registry values at once. In addition, in order to confirm whether some built-in applications can run normally, they also open them in advance, such as: WordPad, Little Painter, etc.:
It takes a while to overwrite all the registry values to 0. During the process, they tried to draw in the little painter, which was not affected at all:
However, when more and more registration file values become 0, many applications cannot operate normally, or even cannot be used. For example, after pressing many options in the settings, they will crash:
In addition, if the registry value is all 0, Windows will not be able to run .exe format files, not even most built-in UWP applications:
Although the Microsoft Edge browser can be opened normally, and advertisements and tutorials will appear on the homepage, other web pages cannot be opened. For example, YouTube will display Try serching to get started:
The most interesting part is that as the login file value changes to 0, the Windows component cannot operate normally. The CPU processor shows Intel 00th generation, and the model is still the completely new Core i7-00800H:
What is more surprising is that I did not expect that under such conditions, Windows 10 can still run normally without any glitches or problems that cannot be closed. Even logging out of the account and logging in again is no problem.
However, we can also learn from this video that if you don’t know what the login file value is to be modified, it is best not to change it randomly. If you make a mistake, an application may not work properly, but at least you don’t have to worry about whether Windows 10 will hang.
Full video:
As for Windows 11, is it the same? I don’t know, I’ll just have to wait until someone tries it.
If you accidentally change the registry value and the Windows system behaves strangely, you can try to perform Windows startup repair. This will require you to reboot and enter the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRe), and the repair process will also take a while.
Source: KOCPC Chinese