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Update Windows registry section in enterprise-config.md (#2283)
Clarified registry access for 32-bit GCM on 64-bit Windows since we now have native x64 and ARM64 builds for Windows.
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Default setting values come from the Windows Registry, specifically the
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### 32-bit Windows
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```text
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GitCredentialManager\Configuration
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```
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### 64-bit Windows
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```text
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GitCredentialManager\Configuration
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```
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> GCM is a 32-bit executable on Windows. When running on a 64-bit
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installation of Windows registry access is transparently redirected to the
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`WOW6432Node` node.
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By using the Windows Registry, system administrators can use Group Policy to
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easily set defaults for GCM's settings.
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The type of each registry key can be either `REG_SZ` (string) or `REG_DWORD`
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### 32-bit / x86
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When running the 32-bit (x86) version of GCM on a 64-bit (x64 or ARM64)
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installation of Windows, the registry access is transparently redirected to
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the `WOW6432Node` node.
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```text
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GitCredentialManager\Configuration
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```
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## macOS
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Default settings values come from macOS's preferences system. Configuration

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