How to change who windows is registered to
Changing who Windows is registered to after Windows has been installed is a simple fix. Jump into regedit and make the needed modifications.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
- Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
- To change the company name, do the following:
In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOrganization. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.
- To change the name of the registered owner, do the following:
In the right pane, double-click RegisteredOwner. Under Value data, type the name that you want, and then click OK.
- Click Exit on the File menu to quit Registry Editor.
