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The offline registry library (Offreg.dll) is used to modify a registry hive outside the active system registry. This library is intended for registry update scenarios such as servicing an operating system image. The library supports registry hive formats starting with Windows Vista.
This technology is for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), antivirus and antimalware software vendors, and other application developers who must be able to parse registry hive files without loading them into the active registry.
The offline registry library is provided as a binary redistributable dynamic-link library (DLL). This library runs on the following versions of Windows:
Applications should link to Offreg.dll using dynamic linking.
Offreg.dll is provided in the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) for Windows 10 and earlier versions of the Windows operating system.
For information about obtaining the WDK, seeHow to Get the WDK and the WLK.
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