diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
index d750f7a7579..20a96664825 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
@@ -3488,13 +3488,7 @@ static NTSTATUS query_string_option( HANDLE hkey, LPCWSTR name, ULONG type,
 NTSTATUS WINAPI LdrQueryImageFileExecutionOptions( const UNICODE_STRING *key, LPCWSTR value, ULONG type,
                                                    void *data, ULONG in_size, ULONG *out_size )
 {
-    static const WCHAR optionsW[] = {'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\',
-                                     'S','o','f','t','w','a','r','e','\\',
-                                     'M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\',
-                                     'W','i','n','d','o','w','s',' ','N','T','\\',
-                                     'C','u','r','r','e','n','t','V','e','r','s','i','o','n','\\',
-                                     'I','m','a','g','e',' ','F','i','l','e',' ',
-                                     'E','x','e','c','u','t','i','o','n',' ','O','p','t','i','o','n','s','\\'};
+    static const WCHAR optionsW[] = L"\\Registry\\Machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Image File Execution Options";
     WCHAR path[MAX_PATH + ARRAY_SIZE( optionsW )];
     OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES attr;
     UNICODE_STRING name_str;
@@ -3932,7 +3926,7 @@ static void load_global_options(void)
     attr.Attributes = OBJ_CASE_INSENSITIVE;
     attr.SecurityDescriptor = NULL;
     attr.SecurityQualityOfService = NULL;
-    RtlInitUnicodeString( &name_str, L"Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager" );
+    RtlInitUnicodeString( &name_str, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager" );
 
     if (!NtOpenKey( &hkey, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &attr ))
     {
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c b/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
index f69e4e80f0d..161367e354f 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/unix/env.c
@@ -1725,11 +1725,13 @@ static ULONG get_dword_option( HANDLE key, const WCHAR *name, ULONG defval )
  */
 static void load_global_options( const UNICODE_STRING *image )
 {
-    static const WCHAR optionsW[] = {'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\','S','o','f','t','w','a','r','e','\\',
+    static const WCHAR optionsW[] = {'\\','R','e','g','i','s','t','r','y','\\',
+        'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\','S','o','f','t','w','a','r','e','\\',
         'M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','W','i','n','d','o','w','s',' ','N','T','\\',
         'C','u','r','r','e','n','t','V','e','r','s','i','o','n','\\',
         'I','m','a','g','e',' ','F','i','l','e',' ','E','x','e','c','u','t','i','o','n',' ','O','p','t','i','o','n','s',0};
-    static const WCHAR sessionW[] = {'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\','S','y','s','t','e','m','\\',
+    static const WCHAR sessionW[] = {'\\','R','e','g','i','s','t','r','y','\\',
+        'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\','S','y','s','t','e','m','\\',
         'C','u','r','r','e','n','t','C','o','n','t','r','o','l','S','e','t','\\',
         'C','o','n','t','r','o','l','\\','S','e','s','s','i','o','n',' ','M','a','n','a','g','e','r',0};
     static const WCHAR globalflagW[] = {'G','l','o','b','a','l','F','l','a','g',0};
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/unix/system.c b/dlls/ntdll/unix/system.c
index 0df20aff3d5..f374fdec131 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/unix/system.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/unix/system.c
@@ -2115,7 +2115,8 @@ static void find_reg_tz_info(RTL_DYNAMIC_TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION *tzi, const char*
     static const WCHAR mui_stdW[] = { 'M','U','I','_','S','t','d',0 };
     static const WCHAR mui_dltW[] = { 'M','U','I','_','D','l','t',0 };
     static const WCHAR tziW[] = { 'T','Z','I',0 };
-    static const WCHAR Time_ZonesW[] = { 'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\',
+    static const WCHAR Time_ZonesW[] = { '\\','R','e','g','i','s','t','r','y','\\',
+        'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\',
         'S','o','f','t','w','a','r','e','\\',
         'M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\',
         'W','i','n','d','o','w','s',' ','N','T','\\',
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/version.c b/dlls/ntdll/version.c
index 492c24cc636..b9eabb31154 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/version.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/version.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static BOOL get_nt_registry_version( RTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW *version )
     attr.Attributes = 0;
     attr.SecurityDescriptor = NULL;
     attr.SecurityQualityOfService = NULL;
-    RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"Machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion" );
+    RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion" );
 
     if (NtOpenKey( &hkey, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &attr )) return FALSE;
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static BOOL get_nt_registry_version( RTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW *version )
 
         /* get service pack version */
 
-        RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Windows" );
+        RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Windows" );
         if (!NtOpenKey( &hkey2, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &attr ))
         {
             RtlInitUnicodeString( &valueW, L"CSDVersion" );
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static BOOL get_nt_registry_version( RTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW *version )
 
         /* get product type */
 
-        RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ProductOptions" );
+        RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ProductOptions" );
         if (!NtOpenKey( &hkey2, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &attr ))
         {
             RtlInitUnicodeString( &valueW, L"ProductType" );
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static BOOL get_win9x_registry_version( RTL_OSVERSIONINFOEXW *version )
     attr.Attributes = 0;
     attr.SecurityDescriptor = NULL;
     attr.SecurityQualityOfService = NULL;
-    RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"Machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion" );
+    RtlInitUnicodeString( &nameW, L"\\Registry\\Machine\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion" );
 
     if (NtOpenKey( &hkey, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &attr )) return FALSE;