From 78842ef9ffd328c0a7196f5d157543a94f493006 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew John Cheetham Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:12:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update Windows registry section in enterprise-config.md Clarified registry access for 32-bit GCM on 64-bit Windows. --- docs/enterprise-config.md | 22 ++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/enterprise-config.md b/docs/enterprise-config.md index d0cf30aba..0e8591f60 100644 --- a/docs/enterprise-config.md +++ b/docs/enterprise-config.md @@ -30,22 +30,10 @@ that can always be overridden by the user in the usual ways. Default setting values come from the Windows Registry, specifically the following keys: -### 32-bit Windows - ```text HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GitCredentialManager\Configuration ``` -### 64-bit Windows - -```text -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GitCredentialManager\Configuration -``` - -> GCM is a 32-bit executable on Windows. When running on a 64-bit -installation of Windows registry access is transparently redirected to the -`WOW6432Node` node. - By using the Windows Registry, system administrators can use Group Policy to easily set defaults for GCM's settings. @@ -55,6 +43,16 @@ those of the [Git configuration][config] settings. The type of each registry key can be either `REG_SZ` (string) or `REG_DWORD` (integer). +### 32-bit / x86 + +When running the 32-bit (x86) version of GCM on a 64-bit (x64 or ARM64) +installation of Windows, the registry access is transparently redirected to +the `WOW6432Node` node. + +```text +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\GitCredentialManager\Configuration +``` + ## macOS Default settings values come from macOS's preferences system. Configuration