A systems analyst is limiting user access to system configuration keys and values in a Windows environment. Which of the following describes where the analyst can find these configuration items?

config.ini files are general configuration files used by specific applications, but they are not the centralized repository for core Windows system configuration and user access settings.

ntds.dit is the database file for Active Directory on domain controllers, storing user accounts, groups, and domain objects, but not general system configuration keys and values for individual workstations.

The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a special boot sector at the beginning of a partitioned storage device that contains bootstrap code and partition table entries, not system configuration keys and values.

The Windows Registry is a central hierarchical database that stores configuration settings, options, and values for the operating system, hardware, installed applications, and user profiles. A systems analyst would access the Registry to manage and limit user access to specific system configuration items.