August 21st, 2015

PowerTip: Use PowerShell Tab Expansion to Navigate Registry

Doctor Scripto
Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use the Windows PowerShell tab expansion feature to quickly navigate the Windows registry.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to explore settings in the Windows registry?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use a cmdlet like Get-Item, Get-ItemProperty, or Get-ItemPropertyValue, specify the drive (such as HKCU),
            and then press the Tab key to navigate the registry, for example:

Get-ItemProperty HKCU:\SOFTWARE\ <TAB>

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PowerTipregistryScripting Guy!Windows PowerShell

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