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What registry keys do the Control Panel applets update?

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A. A. The table below shows the control panel applet and the corresponding registry area, those not shown are stored in multiple areas.

Accessibility Options HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Accessibility
Date/Time HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation
Devices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Display HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\VIDEO
Fonts HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
Internet HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Keyboard HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Modems HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Unimodem
Mouse HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse
Multimedia HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia
Ports HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP
Printers HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers
Regional Settins HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
SCSI Adapters HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\ScsiAdapter
Services HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Sounds HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default
Tape devices HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\RESOURCEMAP\OtherDrivers\TapeDevices
Telephony HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Telephony
UPS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UPS

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