The Following table lists the major Registry hives and some subkeys and the DEFAULT access permissions assigned: denotes a major hive denotes a subkey of the prior major hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Admin-Full Control Everyone-Read Access System-Full Control HARDWARE Admin-Full Control Everyone-Read Access System-Full Control SAM Admin-Full Control Everyone-Read Access System-Full Control SECURITY Admin-Special (Write DAC, Read Control) System-Full Control SOFTWARE Admin-Full Control Creator Owner-Full Control Everyone-Special (Query, Set, Create, Enumerate, Notify, Delete, Read) System-Full Control SYSTEM Admin-Special (Query, Set, Create, Enumerate, Notify, Delete, Read) Everyone-Read Access System-Full Control HKEY_CURRENT_USER Admin-Full Control Current User-Full Control System-Full Control HKEY_USERS Admin-Full Control Current User-Full Control System-Full Control HKET_CLASSES_ROOT Admin-Full Control Creator Owner-Full Control Everyone-Special (Query, Set, Create, Enumerate, Notify, Delete, Read) System-Full Control HKEY_CURRENT CONFIG Admin-Full Control Creator Owner-Full Control Everyone-Read Access System-Full Control