Windows PowerShell Unleashed

Chapter 7. PowerShell and the Registry

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Introduction

• Registry Management in WSH and PowerShell

• From VBScript to PowerShell

Introduction

This chapter explains how PowerShell can be used to manage the Windows Registry. To do this, the chapter explores in-depth examples of managing the Registry using both Windows Script Host (WSH) and PowerShell. These examples are presented from both perspectives in an effort to give the reader a path to learn PowerShell based on existing Windows scripting knowledge. In addition to the example-based comparisons, this chapter also presents a series of working Registry management functions that are based on a real-world situation. The goal is to give the reader a chance to learn how PowerShell scripting ...