Registry - Read and write to the registry

Registry roots

Drive	Root
HKCU:\	Registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
HKLM:\	Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
HKCR:\¹⁾	Registry::HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\

¹⁾: provide HKCR: drive

New-PSDrive -PSProvider registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -Name HKCR

Modify keys

The registry consist out of nested keys and their entries.

List entries

$key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion"
Get-ItemProperty -Path $key

Get entry

$key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion"
Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name DevicePath

Write entry

$key = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion"
"test" | Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name DevicePath -Value $_

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Sources:

• 2022-12-18: Working with registry entries - PowerShell - Microsoft Learn

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