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Re:Why the Windows Registry sucks technically (2010) by mmis1000 on Friday July 29, 2022 @12:27PM (#32278957)
> the actual fields are simply a loose convention.

Let alone some windows program end up just save a blob in it and totally ignore the typing.

Who care about the field type if I can save everything in a single blob(?

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Re:Why the Windows Registry sucks technically (2010) by yndoendo on Friday July 29, 2022 @03:01PM (#32280591)
Even Microsoft likes to save blobs.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation\ClearableListData]\UserFilter

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