LanguageREGTRANS-MS
Microsoft Windows registry changes temporary data
File type: System file, Temporary file
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.
What is regtrans-ms file?
File type category:
System file
Temporary file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
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.
How to open regtrans-ms file?
You can edit registry entries with a text editor. However, these are just temporary files with changes, so there is kinda no point in changing them.
How to convert regtrans-ms file?
Registry files are not meant to be converted to anything else, at best you can edit them.
Suggested software to open regtrans-ms file:
Associated software actions with the regtrans-ms file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving regtrans-ms files:
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 7 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Vista (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)