Set-RegistryKey
SYNOPSIS
Creates a registry key name, value, and value data; it sets the same if it already exists.
SYNTAX
Set-RegistryKey [-Key] <String> [[-Name] <String>] [[-Value] <Object>] [[-Type] <RegistryValueKind>]
[[-SID] <String>] [[-ContinueOnError] <Boolean>] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
Creates a registry key name, value, and value data; it sets the same if it already exists.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1
Set-RegistryKey -Key $blockedAppPath -Name 'Debugger' -Value $blockedAppDebuggerValue
EXAMPLE 2
Set-RegistryKey -Key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE' -Name 'Application' -Type 'DWord' -Value '1'
EXAMPLE 3
Set-RegistryKey -Key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce' -Name 'Debugger' -Value $blockedAppDebuggerValue -Type String
EXAMPLE 4
Set-RegistryKey -Key 'HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Example' -Name 'Data' -Value (0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x02,0x02) -Type 'Binary'
EXAMPLE 5
Set-RegistryKey -Key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Example' -Name '(Default)' -Value "Text"
PARAMETERS
-Key
The registry key path.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Name
The value name.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Value
The value data.
Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-Type
The type of registry value to create or set. Options: 'Binary','DWord','ExpandString','MultiString','None','QWord','String','Unknown'. Default: String.
DWord should be specified as a decimal.
Type: RegistryValueKind
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Accepted values: Unknown, String, ExpandString, Binary, DWord, MultiString, QWord, None
Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: String
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-SID
The security identifier (SID) for a user. Specifying this parameter will convert a HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key to the HKEY_USERS$SID format.
Specify this parameter from the Invoke-HKCURegistrySettingsForAllUsers function to read/edit HKCU registry settings for all users on the system.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
-ContinueOnError
Continue if an error is encountered. Default is: $true.
Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.