System Configuration Manager

System Configuration Manager (SCM) is a utility used to edit the current system configuration. It is very much like the Registry Editor seen in Microsoft Windows and serves a similar purpose. Since invalid configurations can cause a multitude of problems, only users with reasonable knowledge of the OS internals should be using it.

Most changes that SCM makes are live, but it is recommended to reboot after a configuration change, depending on what configuration you changed and for which application.

Structure

SCM showing the configuration root.

SCM stores configurations in so-called roots, which are simply separate (named) stores of configuration objects (the <config root> in SCM shows the currently available stores). Stores are in-memory and have to be synced manually to the disk each time a change is made (write-back). Users cannot add new stores through SCM, but it is possible by adding a new index in c:/system/config/SCM/index (although this is not recommended).

A special type of stores called "Pseudo-stores" also exist, but they are mainly used for representation of other configuration objects. Pseudo-stores are not synced to the disk, and need to be defined programmatically. By default, $Pseudo is a representation of the current execution context of Windows 96 and is defined on system startup.

Common Paths

Below are some common configuration paths for certain programs/system components:

Path	Description
System/WndMan	Window manager settings. You can manipulate these visually with WMSM (WM Settings Manager).
System/Session/Shell	Current shell configuration. Edit this with care, providing an invalid binary will cause the system to stop booting.
Software/Explorer	Explorer configuration.