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Change The Default Location For Installing Applications

Many people uses partition in their hard disk to store files systematically but some times if the default drive in which the Windows is Installed is Full then theirs a great problem.

the default installation directory for windows is

C:/Program Files

C:/Program Files

but we can change to the other location also. to change the default location for Installing Applications just follow the below steps :

  1. Click on Start Button and go to run
  2. In Run type :
    regedit

    regedit

  3. In Registry Editor go to the Follow Location :
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

  4. In that Location search for :
    ProgramFilesDir

    ProgramFilesDir

  5. In that the Default value will be :
    C:\Program Files

    C:\Program Files

    In 64 bit PC’s it will be :

    C:\Program Files (x86)

    C:\Program Files (x86)

  6. Now edit those value to what ever you want , but Note it should be a Valid Location like :
    D:\

    D:\

    or

    D:\ My Softwares

    D:\ My Softwares

  7. Once you have edited then Close Regedit.

Now we have successfully change the default location for Installing Applications , Now the New Applications will get install in the new directory for me :

D:\

D:\

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