🪓 ORK – Open Regedit Keys

Make sure to download the latest installer file and run it to install the ORK helper

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ORK is a lightweight Windows + browser integration tool that lets you instantly open any Windows Registry key directly in Regedit from your browser.
Select a registry path on any webpage, right-click, and ORK will jump Regedit straight to that key.

 

🚀 What it does

ORK connects your browser with Regedit using a secure Native Messaging Host.
You select a registry path like:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
Right-click → Open with ORK
Regedit opens exactly at that key.

No copying.
No pasting.
No mistakes.

 

🧠 Who is it for?

• Windows power users
• Sysadmins
• Developers
• Anyone following technical tutorials or documentation

 

🔐 Security & Privacy

• The browser extension does not read your browsing data
• It only sends the selected text (the registry path) to a local helper app
• Everything runs locally on your machine

 

📦 Installation

1️⃣ Install the browser extension

From Edge Add-ons / Chrome Web Store (link coming soon)

2️⃣ Install the Native Host (Windows)

• Download the latest installer from Releases
• Run the ORK_setup.exe installer
• Make sure you have .NET 8 Runtime installed

👉 https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0

 

⚙️ Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11
• Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome
• .NET 8 Runtime

 

🛠 How it works (technical)

ORK uses Chrome/Edge Native Messaging:

Browser Extension → Native Host (C#) → Regedit

The native host sets Regedit’s LastKey and launches Regedit automatically.

 

📁 Repository structure

/extension → Browser extension source
/native-host → C# native messaging host
/installer → Inno Setup installer files

 

📄 License

MIT

 

👤 Author

DeviceArgent / Miguel Okstein