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• Include Comments in Registry (.reg) files
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Include Comments in Registry (.reg) files

You can insert comments in a Windows registry (.reg) file, so that later on you, or others, can know what the file's purpose is.

To insert a comment simply put a semicolon at the beginning of the comment line.

; For example, you could use a line like this
; to place a comment in the .reg file.

Important: The first line in the .reg file must be "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00." If it's not, then Windows will not recognize the file as a valid registry file and display the following error:

Registry Editor

Cannot import D:\ExplorerNavigationSound-off.reg: The specified file is not a registry script.
You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor.

Here's an example of a .reg file with comments:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
; Filename:    ExplorerNavigationSound-off.reg
; Description: Disable the Start Navigation Sound (click) in Windows Explorer
; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating]
    @=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current]
    @=hex(2):00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Default]
    @=hex(2):00,00