The following are the registry-key access rights and their meanings.
| Value | Meaning |
| KEY_ALL_ACCESS | Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, KEY_SET_VALUE, KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY, KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS, KEY_NOTIFY, and KEY_CREATE_LINK values. |
| KEY_CREATE_LINK | Required to create a link to a registry-key object. |
| KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY | Required to create a subkey of a registry-key object. |
| KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS | Required to enumerate the subkeys of a registry-key object. |
| KEY_EXECUTE | Equivalent to KEY_READ. |
| KEY_NOTIFY | Required to request change notifications for a registry key or for subkeys of a registry key. |
| KEY_QUERY_VALUE | Required to query a value of a registry-key object. |
| KEY_READ | Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS, and KEY_NOTIFY values. |
| KEY_SET_VALUE | Required to create or set a value of a registry-key object. |
| KEY_WRITE | Combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE, KEY_SET_VALUE, and KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY values. |
For more information about registry objects, see Registry.