How To Fix Registry Editor Cannot Rename The Specified Key Name Already Exists [Solution]

How To Fix Registry Editor Cannot Rename The Specified Key Name Already Exists [Solution]

In this tutorial shows how to fix the Registry Editor cannot rename the specified key; name already exists error. Windows sometimes throws an error message when you try to rename a key in the Registry Editor. The error says: Error Renaming Value. The Registry Editor cannot rename. The specified value name already exists. Type another name and try again.

This could occur if the ‘rename’ value you’re trying to enter already exists in the Windows Registry. Or, when you try to use an existing name with a different letter case.

Gain full permission to edit the registry key:
1. Right-click on the registry key and select Permissions.
2. Click on the Advanced button.
3. Click on the Change link if your user account is not listed as the Owner.
4. In the Select User or Group dialogue box, click on the Advanced button.
5. Then click on Find Now button.
6. Select your user account from the list of search results.
7. Click on the OK button.
8. Again click on the OK button.
9. Your name will appear in the Owner field. Select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects checkbox.
10. Click on the Apply button.

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Windows Registry essentially doesn’t have a ‘rename’ function. When a user tries to rename a key, it recreates the entire key structure (root key and subkeys), gives the user-specified name to this new key, copies over values to the root key and the subkeys, and then deletes the old key.

It all happens so quickly that it appears as if the Registry Editor is renaming a key. When the new key name matches an existing name in Windows Registry, the registry editor cannot recreate the key structure, which results in the Error Renaming Value prompt. If you get the same error prompt and you’re not able to figure out why you’re getting the error, we’ll help you sort it out.

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