When having multiple Oracle homes on Windows, how is decided which Oracle home (in the registry) is used by an Oracle binary? Which NLS_LANG or TNS_ADMIN setting from the registry is used?

The answer is binary, path, oracle.key, registry… and which for Windows.

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Ever want to set or remove Windows environment variables permanently within a command file, so you can use it in other command sessions? Use setx en reg !

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Did you notice that when you install Windows Desktop Search, it replaces the Search Companion in the Windows Explorer? Probably you did…

If you want to change this back, for whatever reason, change the following registry entries:

Just for you:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows Desktop Search\DS]
“ShowStartSearchBand”=dword:00000000

For all users:
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Desktop Search\DS]
“ShowStartSearchBand”=dword:00000000

Happy consulting!