Vista - PowerShell and Registry Access

**dmex** · 06-27-2008

pshell.info / PowerShell and registry access

PowerShell can access the Registry like normal FileSystem Drives, Simply type;

cd Registry:: (two :: for full access)
cd HKLM:
cd HKCU:

Isn’t that simple? Now you can use the dir or ls command (aliases for get-childitem) to list the content.

The get-childitem cmdlet only returns subkeys and not the properties of a key (see this page for more information). To get at the properties of a key, use the get-childitemproperty cmdlet. For Example:

cd hkcu:\Software
get-itemproperty

To create a key in the registry, use the mkdir command as you would with a folder on the file system. For example

mkdir hkcu:\mykeyname

The above command creates the key myregkey is HKEY_CURRENT_USER. To remove it use rmdir or remove-item.

If you want to create an extra property, use the new-itemproperty cmdlet. That cmdlet takes a few parameters like the name of the property (-name), the type of the property (-propertytype) and the value (-value). As property type you can use: string, expandstring, binary, dword and multistring. An example

New-ItemProperty HKCU:\mykeyname -name myprop -propertytype DWord -value 1

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dmex Windows Vista™ Ultimate 2,631 posts	PowerShell and Registry Access pshell.info / PowerShell and registry access PowerShell can access the Registry like normal FileSystem Drives, Simply type; cd Registry:: (two :: for full access) cd HKLM: cd HKCU: Isn’t that simple? Now you can use the dir or ls command (aliases for get-childitem) to list the content. The get-childitem cmdlet only returns subkeys and not the properties of a key (see this page for more information). To get at the properties of a key, use the get-childitemproperty cmdlet. For Example: cd hkcu:\Software get-itemproperty To create a key in the registry, use the mkdir command as you would with a folder on the file system. For example mkdir hkcu:\mykeyname The above command creates the key myregkey is HKEY_CURRENT_USER. To remove it use rmdir or remove-item. If you want to create an extra property, use the new-itemproperty cmdlet. That cmdlet takes a few parameters like the name of the property (-name), the type of the property (-propertytype) and the value (-value). As property type you can use: string, expandstring, binary, dword and multistring. An example New-ItemProperty HKCU:\mykeyname -name myprop -propertytype DWord -value 1 Last edited by dmex; 06-29-2008 at 07:08 AM..
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