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What does the Windows Registry Powershell skill do?

Use when reading or writing the Windows registry via PS. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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LoopyLuci (@loopyluci) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Windows Registry Powershell by loopyluci

Name: Windows Registry Powershell
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: LoopyLuci

File contents

Windows Registry via PowerShell

Reading and writing the Windows registry with PowerShell.

PSDrive Navigation

# Available drives
Get-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry

# Navigate like filesystem
cd HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
ls
cd HKCU:\SOFTWARE

Reading Values

# Get a specific value
Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker" -Name "InstallPath"

# Get all values under a key
Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"

# List subkeys
Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"

# Check if key exists
Test-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"

Writing Values

# Create key (if not exists)
New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Force

# Set value
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Version" -Value "1.0.0"
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Path" -Value "C:\myapp" -Type ExpandString
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Flags" -Value 1 -Type DWord
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Data" -Value @(1,2,3) -Type Binary
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Strings" -Value @("a","b") -Type MultiString

Deleting

# Remove a value
Remove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Version"

# Remove an entire key and all subkeys
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Recurse -Force

Using reg.exe (batch-compatible)

reg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Docker
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\MyApp /v Version /t REG_SZ /d "1.0.0" /f
reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Docker /f
reg export HKLM\SOFTWARE\MyApp backup.reg
reg import backup.reg

Common Tasks

# Search registry for Docker keys
Get-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
    Where-Object { $_.PSPath -match 'docker' }

# Check if a service exists in registry
Test-Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\docker"

# Get service start type from registry
Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\docker" -Name "Start"
# 2=Automatic, 3=Manual, 4=Disabled

Pitfalls

HKLM requires admin -- only HKCU is writable without elevation
32-bit vs 64-bit -- Registry redirector on 64-bit OS: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\
Remove-Item -Recurse is destructive -- no undo
reg.exe import silently merges -- there's no undo mechanism
REG_SZ vs REG_EXPAND_SZ -- use ExpandString for paths with %VARIABLES%

---name: windows-registry-powershelldescription: Use when reading or writing the Windows registry via PS.---# Windows Registry via PowerShellReading and writing the Windows registry with PowerShell.## PSDrive Navigation```powershell# Available drivesGet-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry# Navigate like filesystemcd HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionlscd HKCU:\SOFTWARE```## Reading Values```powershell# Get a specific valueGet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker" -Name "InstallPath"# Get all values under a keyGet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"# List subkeysGet-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"# Check if key existsTest-Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Docker"```## Writing Values```powershell# Create key (if not exists)New-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Force# Set valueSet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Version" -Value "1.0.0"Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Path" -Value "C:\myapp" -Type ExpandStringSet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Flags" -Value 1 -Type DWordSet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Data" -Value @(1,2,3) -Type BinarySet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Strings" -Value @("a","b") -Type MultiString```## Deleting```powershell# Remove a valueRemove-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Name "Version"# Remove an entire key and all subkeysRemove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApp" -Recurse -Force```## Using reg.exe (batch-compatible)```batchreg query HKLM\SOFTWARE\Dockerreg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\MyApp /v Version /t REG_SZ /d "1.0.0" /freg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Docker /freg export HKLM\SOFTWARE\MyApp backup.regreg import backup.reg```## Common Tasks```powershell# Search registry for Docker keysGet-ChildItem -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.PSPath -match 'docker' }# Check if a service exists in registryTest-Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\docker"# Get service start type from registryGet-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\docker" -Name "Start"# 2=Automatic, 3=Manual, 4=Disabled```## Pitfalls- **HKLM** requires admin -- only HKCU is writable without elevation- **32-bit vs 64-bit** -- Registry redirector on 64-bit OS: `HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\`- **Remove-Item -Recurse** is destructive -- no undo- **reg.exe import** silently merges -- there's no undo mechanism- **REG_SZ vs REG_EXPAND_SZ** -- use ExpandString for paths with %VARIABLES%

Frequently asked questions

Windows Registry Powershell