TheHKEY_USERSKeyTheHKEY_USERSkey contains all actively loaded user profiles. In this case, thekey contains the following subkeys: the .DEFAULT subkey, <Security ID> subkeys for all user accounts currently logged on to the system, and <SID>_Classes subkeys that contain file associations and COM classes for specific SIDs (Fig. 7.23 ). Figure 7.23: TheHKEY_USERSkey structure Note More detailed information on the contents of theHKEY_USERS registry key will be provided in Chapter 10 . The data from the .DEFAULT subkey is used if no one is currently logged on to the system. The .DEFAULT subkey contains the same subkeys as the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key. These keys were listed in Table 7.3 . . The HKEY_ USERS Key The HKEY_ USERS key contains all actively loaded user profiles. In this case, the key contains the following subkeys: the .DEFAULT. 7.23: The HKEY_ USERS key structure Note More detailed information on the contents of the HKEY_ USERS registry key will be provided in Chapter 10 . The data