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CrystalDiskInfo

Version documented: 9.3.0 Installer type: .exe (NSIS) Hives written: HKLM


📁 Registry Paths

Path Hive Purpose
SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo HKLM Application settings
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CrystalDiskInfo_is1 HKLM Uninstall entry

🔑 Keys

HKLM\SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo

Value Name Type Example Data Description
InstallPath REG_SZ C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo Installation path
Language REG_SZ English UI language
AutoStartup REG_DWORD 0 Start with Windows (0=off, 1=on)
HealthStatus_Threshold REG_DWORD 1 Alert threshold level
DiskSort REG_DWORD 0 Disk sort order

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CrystalDiskInfo_is1

Value Name Type Example Data Description
DisplayName REG_SZ CrystalDiskInfo 9.3.0 Display name
DisplayVersion REG_SZ 9.3.0 Version string
Publisher REG_SZ Crystal Dew World Publisher
InstallLocation REG_SZ C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\ Install path
UninstallString REG_SZ "...\unins000.exe" Uninstaller path

📝 Notes

  • Portable version writes no registry keys at all.
  • The AutoStartup key controls whether CrystalDiskInfo registers a startup entry in HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
  • On 64-bit Windows, settings may appear under HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo.
# Check install path
(Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).InstallPath

# Disable auto-startup
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo" -Name "AutoStartup" -Value 0 -Type DWord

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove CrystalDiskInfo settings
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld\CrystalDiskInfo" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\CrystalDewWorld" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\CrystalDewWorld" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# Remove startup entry if set
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" -Name "CrystalDiskInfo" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📦 Package Managers

Manager ID / Command
winget winget install CrystalDewWorld.CrystalDiskInfo
Chocolatey choco install crystaldiskinfo
Scoop scoop install extras/crystaldiskinfo