In many IT books, the Windows Registry is often portrayed as the heart of the Windows OS, and services are referred to as the background programs of the Windows OS. Regardless of the language used to describe them, the Windows Registry and Windows services really make up the Windows OS core architecture.
Understanding the registry and services
Understanding the Windows Server registry
Whatever hardware or software change is made to the server is stored on the registry. That said, the Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores the hardware/software configuration and system security information. Once you access the Windows Registry, you will notice that its console tree (left-hand side) consists...