Formatting Registry Settings in Technical Documentation
Formatting Registry Settings in Technical Documentation records a distinct Microsoft Style Guide authoring convention and keeps it explicitly scoped to technical documentation rather than presenting it as a universal grammar rule.
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Quick answer
For Microsoft-style developer documentation, format registry subtrees in all uppercase with underscores and usually code style; registry keys and subkeys follow the capitalization shown in the UI.
Key details
Core IssueFor Microsoft-style developer documentation, format registry subtrees in all uppercase with underscores and usually code style; registry keys and subkeys follow the capitalization shown in the UI.
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Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This page concerns Windows registry-setting notation and capitalization in Microsoft-style documentation; it does not authorize changing literal key names.
Further guidance
Content
For Microsoft-style developer documentation, format registry subtrees in all uppercase with underscores and usually code style; registry keys and subkeys follow the capitalization shown in the UI.
Purpose
Help readers distinguish the literal technical element from surrounding explanatory prose.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
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