How to Change Default Installation Location in Windows 7,8,10,11
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion”
if you have ample disc space, then it’s not recommended to change the default location of the installation directory. Also, note that Microsoft does not support changing the location of the Program Files folder. It states that if you change the location of the Program Files folder, you may experience problems with some Microsoft programs or with some software updates.
You are allowed to change the default installation location on your Windows 10 computer via Registry Editor. Here is a guide:
1. Use Windows Search to search for regedit and select Registry Editor from the search results to open it.
2. Go to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
3. Click the CurrentVersion folder to open it. You will see some options on the right panel.
4. If you are using 64-bit Windows 10, you can see both ProgramFilesDir and ProgramFilesDir(x86) on the list. Double click on any of them to open the Edit String By default, the content in Value data is C:\Program Files. You can change it to any location you want to save the installed programs
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