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Use PowerShell DSC to Configure the Registry

Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell and Desired State Configuration to configure the registry. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I thought I would piggy-back a bit on the excellent posts that Windows PowerShell MVP, Richard Siddaway, wrote this week about working with the registry with ...

Registry Cmdlets: Complete the Registry CDXML Module

Summary: Richard Siddaway shows how to complete the registry CDXML module. Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the final post in a series. To catch up, read: So far, you’ve seen how to create a CDXML module with a single cmdlet based on the GetStringValue...

Registry Cmdlets: Advanced CDXML

Summary: Richard Siddaway shows some advanced features in CDXML. Honorary Scripting Guy, Richard Siddaway, here today filling in for my good friend, The Scripting Guy. This is the third post in a series. To catch up, read: Yesterday, you saw that you can create a Windows PowerShell cmdlet from the StdRegProv CIM class by using CDXML, ...