Chapter 9. Windows Script Host
In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
- Reading a key from the Windows® system registry
- Writing a key to the Windows® system registry
- Deleting a key from the Windows® system registry
- Running a process using the Windows® system shell
Introduction
Windows Script Host (WSH), as the name suggests, is the underlying infrastructure offered by Microsoft Windows® to execute scripts written in a variety of programming (scripting) languages such as VBScript and JavaScript. This infrastructure can be used for a variety of important tasks, such as accessing networks and remote machines, manipulating the registry, and running remote scripts.
This chapter describes a few basic practical uses of WSH that are relevant to ...
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