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For example, if you’re trying to wipe out Mumble’s settings, feel free to delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mumble key. Delete a program’s settings by locating its key (folder), right-clicking it, and deleting it.īe very careful when doing this - delete the wrong registry key and your Windows system may become seriously damaged. You’ll generally find a program’s settings under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software.

The Windows registry: You can open the Registry Editor by pressing Windows Key + R, typing regedit in the Run dialog, and pressing Enter. RELATED: Learning to Use the Registry Editor Like a Pro Most applications should store their settings in AppData\Roaming, but many store settings in the AppData\Local folder. Your user account’s AppData folder: You can access this folder by plugging C:\Users\NAME\AppData into File Explorer or Windows Explorer’s address bar and pressing Enter. Here’s where most programs store their settings: If you delete the wrong folder or registry key, you could erase a different program’s settings or cause problems with your system configuration.

Chrome, Internet Explorer, and some other programs have similar options.īefore you delete anything by hand, be extra careful. Access this option in Firefox by clicking the menu button, clicking the question-mark-shaped Help button, selecting Troubleshooting Information, and clicking Reset Firefox. For example, Firefox can reset itself to its default settings so you don’t have to mess with your Firefox profiles folders. Some programs have a built-in Reset option. RELATED: How to Reset Your Web Browser To Its Default Settings if the program doesn’t have this option, you’ll have to hunt down its settings elsewhere. Not every program has this option in its uninstaller. Reinstall the program after uninstalling it. This option is usually unchecked by default.

You’ll ideally be able to reset a program’s settings by uninstalling it and checking the “Delete preferences” or “Delete settings” box in the uninstaller.