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Use PowerShell to Enumerate Registry Property Values

May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012 05/11/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to enumerate all the properties and their values under a registry key. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a question. It seems that getting the property values under a registry key is a tedious process. It looks like I need to know the exact property value ...

Use PowerShell to Create New Registry Keys on Remote Systems

May 10, 2012 May 10, 2012 05/10/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create new registry keys on remote systems by using remoting. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to create registry keys on a number of remote servers. I do not want to use the Registry Editor to do this because the servers all have the firewall enabled, and I do not want to enable the ...

Use PowerShell to Easily Create New Registry Keys

May 9, 2012 May 9, 2012 05/9/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to create new registry keys on local and remote computers. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am often required to create new registry keys on our computers. One of the reasons for this is for occasional system configuration. You see, in our company the Group ...

Use PowerShell to Back Up System State Prior to Making Changes

May 8, 2012 May 8, 2012 05/8/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to back up system state prior to making changes to the registry. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using Windows PowerShell to work with the registry, but everything I see talks about backing up the registry first. Is it possible to use Windows PowerShell to back up the registry...

Use the PowerShell Registry Provider to Simplify Registry Access

May 7, 2012 May 7, 2012 05/7/12

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use the Windows PowerShell registry provider to simplify access to registry keys and properties. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I know that I am not supposed to mess around with the Registry on my computer, but the simple fact is that many times there are Registry values that need to...