Files with regtrans-ms extension can be found as special temporary files for registry changes done by the user in Windows Vista and later versions. This dynamic mechanism is in place to prevent system registry corruption.
Software that open regtrans-ms file
REGTRANS-MS file extension - Microsoft Windows registry changes temporary data
What is regtrans-ms file? How to open regtrans-ms files?
File extension regtrans-ms used by Microsoft Windows for desktop and servers for temporary files, that store changes in registry.
Typically, regtrans-ms files are created dynamically to prevent the registry becoming corrupt. Basically whenever user make a setting change, it will be written to a temporary created regtrans-ms file, before being written to the real file NTuser.dat, that contains users registry data. They are usually located in User account folder.
regtrans-ms file location:
C:\Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine\
C:\Users\"user"\
The purposes is to create a recovery option, should something go wrong and avoid possible registry corruption.
Same basically goes for blf format as well, it is often found in the same place as regtrans-ms.
Updated: April 14, 2024
The default software associated to open regtrans-ms file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
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List of recommended software applications associated to the .regtrans-ms file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open regtrans-ms file, edit regtrans-ms file, convert regtrans-ms file, view regtrans-ms file, play regtrans-ms file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with regtrans-ms file - Microsoft Windows registry changes temporary data
Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows uses regtrans-ms file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with regtrans-ms file by default:
Microsoft Windows
Other suggested software:
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server
