diff --git a/DeDRM_plugin/ignoblekey.py b/DeDRM_plugin/ignoblekey.py
index 646a64e..5e33e33 100644
--- a/DeDRM_plugin/ignoblekey.py
+++ b/DeDRM_plugin/ignoblekey.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def getNookLogFiles():
     logFiles = []
     found = False
     if iswindows:
-        import _winreg as winreg
+        import winreg
 
         # some 64 bit machines do not have the proper registry key for some reason
         # or the python interface to the 32 vs 64 bit registry is broken
diff --git a/DeDRM_plugin/kindlekey.py b/DeDRM_plugin/kindlekey.py
index 4b880fc..808b1b7 100644
--- a/DeDRM_plugin/kindlekey.py
+++ b/DeDRM_plugin/kindlekey.py
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ if iswindows:
         create_unicode_buffer, create_string_buffer, CFUNCTYPE, addressof, \
         string_at, Structure, c_void_p, cast
 
-    # import _winreg as winreg
     import winreg
     MAX_PATH = 255
     kernel32 = windll.kernel32
diff --git a/DeDRM_plugin/simpleprefs.py b/DeDRM_plugin/simpleprefs.py
index 34aa6dc..65f2b59 100644
--- a/DeDRM_plugin/simpleprefs.py
+++ b/DeDRM_plugin/simpleprefs.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SimplePrefs(object):
             self.file2key[filename] = key
         self.target = target + 'Prefs'
         if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
-            import _winreg as winreg
+            import winreg
             regkey = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders\\")
             path = winreg.QueryValueEx(regkey, 'Local AppData')[0]
             prefdir = path + os.sep + self.target
diff --git a/Obok_plugin/obok/legacy_obok.py b/Obok_plugin/obok/legacy_obok.py
index f105688..caf24f2 100644
--- a/Obok_plugin/obok/legacy_obok.py
+++ b/Obok_plugin/obok/legacy_obok.py
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ class legacy_obok(object):
     
     def __oldcookiedeviceid(self):
         '''Optionally attempt to get a device id using the old cookie method.
-        Must have _winreg installed on Windows machines for successful key retrieval.'''
+        Must have winreg installed on Windows machines for successful key retrieval.'''
         wsuid = ''
         pwsdid = ''
         try:
             if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
-                import _winreg
-                regkey_browser = _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, 'Software\\Kobo\\Kobo Desktop Edition\\Browser')
-                cookies = _winreg.QueryValueEx(regkey_browser, 'cookies')
+                import winreg
+                regkey_browser = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, 'Software\\Kobo\\Kobo Desktop Edition\\Browser')
+                cookies = winreg.QueryValueEx(regkey_browser, 'cookies')
                 bytearrays = cookies[0]
             elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
                 prefs = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'], 'Library/Preferences/com.kobo.Kobo Desktop Edition.plist')
diff --git a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Adobe_Digital_Editions/adobekey.pyw b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Adobe_Digital_Editions/adobekey.pyw
index 7fbd516..bc33567 100644
--- a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Adobe_Digital_Editions/adobekey.pyw
+++ b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Adobe_Digital_Editions/adobekey.pyw
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ if iswindows:
         c_long, c_ulong
 
     from ctypes.wintypes import LPVOID, DWORD, BOOL
-    import _winreg as winreg
+    import winreg
 
     def _load_crypto_libcrypto():
         from ctypes.util import find_library
diff --git a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Barnes_and_Noble_ePubs/ignoblekey.pyw b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Barnes_and_Noble_ePubs/ignoblekey.pyw
index 98ae209..7365c94 100644
--- a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Barnes_and_Noble_ePubs/ignoblekey.pyw
+++ b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Barnes_and_Noble_ePubs/ignoblekey.pyw
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def getNookLogFiles():
     logFiles = []
     found = False
     if iswindows:
-        import _winreg as winreg
+        import winreg
 
         # some 64 bit machines do not have the proper registry key for some reason
         # or the python interface to the 32 vs 64 bit registry is broken
diff --git a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Kindle_for_Mac_and_PC/kindlekey.pyw b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Kindle_for_Mac_and_PC/kindlekey.pyw
index e20b7c9..4837627 100644
--- a/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Kindle_for_Mac_and_PC/kindlekey.pyw
+++ b/Other_Tools/DRM_Key_Scripts/Kindle_for_Mac_and_PC/kindlekey.pyw
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ if iswindows:
         create_unicode_buffer, create_string_buffer, CFUNCTYPE, addressof, \
         string_at, Structure, c_void_p, cast
 
-    import _winreg as winreg
+    import winreg
     MAX_PATH = 255
     kernel32 = windll.kernel32
     advapi32 = windll.advapi32
diff --git a/Other_Tools/Kobo/obok.py b/Other_Tools/Kobo/obok.py
index fc0cabf..98608c5 100644
--- a/Other_Tools/Kobo/obok.py
+++ b/Other_Tools/Kobo/obok.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class KoboLibrary(object):
         if (self.kobodir == u""):
             # step 4. we haven't found a device with serials, so try desktop apps
             if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
-                import _winreg as winreg
+                import winreg
                 if sys.getwindowsversion().major > 5:
                     if 'LOCALAPPDATA' in os.environ.keys():
                         # Python 2.x does not return unicode env. Use Python 3.x
diff --git a/Other_Tools/Tetrachroma_FileOpen_ineptpdf/ineptpdf_8.4.51.pyw b/Other_Tools/Tetrachroma_FileOpen_ineptpdf/ineptpdf_8.4.51.pyw
index 6277c50..7a0dcd8 100644
--- a/Other_Tools/Tetrachroma_FileOpen_ineptpdf/ineptpdf_8.4.51.pyw
+++ b/Other_Tools/Tetrachroma_FileOpen_ineptpdf/ineptpdf_8.4.51.pyw
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ class PDFDocument(object):
             import win32api
             import win32security
             import win32file
-            import _winreg as winreg
+            import winreg
         except:
             raise ADEPTError('PyWin Extension (Win32API module) needed.\n'+\
                              'Download from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/ ')