How to Delete Registry Key in PowerShell

To delete a registry key in PowerShell, we can use the Remove-Item cmdlet along with the -Path parameter. The Remove-Item command removes the registry key from the path specified by the -Path parameter.

The following method shows how to remove a registry key in PowerShell.

Method 1: Delete a registry key in PowerShell

# Specify the path to the registry key
$registryPath = "HKLM:\Software\SysApp"

# Delete the registry key
Remove-Item -Path $registryPath -Recurse

The following example shows how to use this method.

Delete a Registry Key in PowerShell

Use the Remove-Item cmdlet in PowerShell with the registry key path to remove it from the registry store.

In the following example, the $registryPath variable holds the path of the registry key that you want to delete.

The Remove-Item cmdlet deletes the specified registry key. The -Recurse parameter ensures that all subkeys and values within the key are also deleted.

The following example shows how to do this with syntax.

# Specify the path to the registry key
$registryPath = "HKLM:\Software\SysApp"

# Delete the registry key
Remove-Item -Path $registryPath -Recurse

# Get the registry key
Get-Item -Path $registryPath

This example removes a registry key “SysApp“. If we try to retrieve the registry key using the Get-Item cmdlet, it will throw an exception as “Get-Item: Cannot find path ‘HKLM:\Software\SysApp’ because it does not exist.“

Conclusion

I hope the above article on deleting a registry key using the PowerShell Remove-Item cmdlet is helpful to you.

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