Basic PowerShell Registry Value Helpers
Working with registry values in PowerShell can be a little cumbersome, so here are some example helpers that I am using to simplify some of my configuration scripts.
Function Get-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value ) (Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value).$value } Function Test-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value ) $data = Get-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue if ($data) { $true } else { $false } } Function Set-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value, $data ) Set-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value -Value $data } Function New-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value, $data = "", $propertyType = "String" #Default to string registy value types ) New-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value -Value $data -PropertyType $propertyType | Out-Null } Function Remove-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value ) Remove-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value | Out-Null } Function Rename-RegistryValue { param ( $key, $value, $newValue ) Rename-ItemProperty -Path $key -Name $value -NewName $newValue } |
January 30, 2011 Microsoft, PowerShell, Scripting 1 Read more >