Modify BulkRegistry Permission Through Regedit in Windows


Sometimes it becomes necessary to remove a group of registry entries from Registry editor but due to lack of permission adn inheritance it becomes so  quite impossible to action on them in a go. Below solution will allow you to set desired permission in any of the registry group in single go.

 Open an empty mmc and add the Snap-ins “Security Configuration and Analysis” and “Security Templates”.



2.    Create a Template
    • Right click on the path under Security Template
    • Choose “New Template”
    • Name the template as wanted
    • Go to “Registry” and right click on right pane and click on add key
    • Select the target registry path and click on OK.

  • Add “Everyone” and give “Full Permission”.

  • Go to “Advanced” and click on “Owner
  • Set Owner as “Everyone” and Click on “OK
  • Select “Replace existing permissions on all subkeys with inheritable permissions” and click on “OK”.

  • When finished right click on your setting and select “Save
Now you have saved your setting in the mentioned folder as a inf-File.





Check the settings in the template against the current settings
To do this…
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    • Right click the Security Configuration and Analysis scope item
    • Click “Open Database”
    • Type a new database name and then click open
    • Select your security template to import and then click Open
    • Right click the Security Configuration and Analysis scope item again
    • Select “Analyze Computer Now”
    • Click “OK” for the Log-File
    • Go to configured registry path in same window (Analysis) and verify it highlighted.






  • Now, choose “Configure Computer now

You are all set now. Go and delete\modify\see all entries in one go.

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