How to Set Registry Value with PowerShell

To set registry value with PowerShell, you can do it using the New-ItemProperty cmdlet or the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet.

You can use the following methods to set the registry value in PowerShell.

Method 1: Set registry value using New-ItemProperty cmdlet in PowerShell

New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName -Value $propertyValue -PropertyType String

In this example, the New-ItemProperty cmdlet sets the registry value of the specified item.

Method 2: Set registry value using Set-ItemProperty cmdlet in PowerShell

Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName -Value $propertyValue

In this example, the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet creates a new registry entry $propertyName, and assigns a value $propertyValue to it.

The following examples show how to use these methods.

Set Registry Value Using New-ItemProperty Cmdlet in PowerShell

To set the registry value in PowerShell, use the New-ItemProperty cmdlet in PowerShell. It creates a new property for an item and sets its value.

The following example shows how to use it with syntax.

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

# Specify the name of the registry value
$propertyName = "AppKey"

# Specify the value data
$propertyValue = "0100-0fc00-0bd2-002a"

# Sets registry value
New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName -Value $propertyValue -PropertyType String

Output:

In this example, the $registryPath variable holds the path to the registry key. $propertyName variable holds the name of the registry value you want to set.

The $propertyValue variable stores the data you want to set for the registry value. The -PropertyType parameter in the New-ItemProperty cmdlet specifies the data type of the registry value, in this case, it’s a String type.
The output shows the New-ItemProperty sets the registry value for the specified item.

Set Registry Value Using Set-ItemProperty Cmdlet in PowerShell

To set registry value in PowerShell, you can use the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet. This command creates or changes the value of the property of a specified item.

The following example shows how to do it with syntax.

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

# Specify the name of the registry value
$propertyName = "AppKey"

# Specify the value data
$propertyValue = "0100-0fc00-0bd2-002a"

# Sets registry value
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName -Value $propertyValue

# Get the registry value
Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath

Output:

In this example, the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet in PowerShell creates the registry entry. It uses the -Path parameter to specify the path of the registry key, Name to specify the entry name, and Value to specify a value.

The Get-ItemProperty cmdlet is used to see the new registry entry.

You can use the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet to set the registry Dword value for DWord.

The following example shows how to do it with syntax.

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

# Specify the name of the registry value
$propertyName = "SysKey"

# Specify the value data
$propertyValue = 1

# Sets registry value
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName -Value $propertyValue -Type DWord

# Get registry value
Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $propertyName

The output of the above PowerShell script is given below.

SysKey       : 1
PSPath       : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SysApp\
PSParentPath : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
PSChildName  : SysApp
PSDrive      : HKLM
PSProvider   : Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry

In this example, it sets the registry value to the DWord type.

Conclusion

I hope the above article on setting the registry value using the New-ItemProperty and Set-ItemProperty cmdlets in PowerShell is helpful to you.

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