en-US/AdvReg.dll-Help.xml

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<helpItems schema="maml" xmlns="http://msh">
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Get-RegInfo</command:name>
      <command:verb>Get</command:verb>
      <command:noun>RegInfo</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Get more detailed information about a registry key.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Used to gather more information about a registry key that is not exposed in the normal registry provider in PowerShell. This includes details such as the NTPath of a key, whether it is volatile, a link, and other low level bits of information.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Get-RegInfo</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="PSPath">
          <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies a path to one or more locations. The value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Get-RegInfo</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies a path of the registry link being removed. Wildcard characters are permitted. Using `-Path` will fail if the registry link points to an invalid target, use `-LiteralPath` instead for this scenario.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="PSPath">
        <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies a path to one or more locations. The value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies a path of the registry link being removed. Wildcard characters are permitted. Using `-Path` will fail if the registry link points to an invalid target, use `-LiteralPath` instead for this scenario.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String[]</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The path(s) to get the link information for.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>AdvReg.KeyInformation</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>------- Example 1: Get information about a registry key -------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Get-RegInfo -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Gets the details of the key at `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE`.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>New-RegLink</command:name>
      <command:verb>New</command:verb>
      <command:noun>RegLink</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Creates a registry symlink.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Creates a registry symlink at the path specified.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>New-RegLink</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>The registry path where the symlink will be created. This uses the same formats that the PowerShell registry provider supports, i.e. `HKLM:\...`, `Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...`, etc.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Target</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>The target of the symlink. This can either be a path in the formats the PowerShell registry provider supports. Or it can be the full NT path that will be used as is. The cmdlet will automatically convert the registry provider path to the NT path so the NT path should only be used when the the canonicalization is having problems. The target must reside in the same registry hive as the symlink itself, the cmdlet will still continue to create the link with a warning but the link will not work.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Volatile</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Creates a volatile symlink key. A volatile key is removed once the hive is unloaded. For the `HKLM` hive this is done on a reboot and for the user hives this is done when the profile is unloaded.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The registry path where the symlink will be created. This uses the same formats that the PowerShell registry provider supports, i.e. `HKLM:\...`, `Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...`, etc.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="1" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Target</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The target of the symlink. This can either be a path in the formats the PowerShell registry provider supports. Or it can be the full NT path that will be used as is. The cmdlet will automatically convert the registry provider path to the NT path so the NT path should only be used when the the canonicalization is having problems. The target must reside in the same registry hive as the symlink itself, the cmdlet will still continue to create the link with a warning but the link will not work.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Volatile</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Creates a volatile symlink key. A volatile key is removed once the hive is unloaded. For the `HKLM` hive this is done on a reboot and for the user hives this is done when the profile is unloaded.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String[]</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The paths to create the link at.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The target of the link(s) to create (by property name).</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para></maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>------------ Example 1: Create symlink in HKCU hive ------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-RegLink -Path HKCU:\MyLink -Target HKCU:\Console</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>This creates a registry symlink at `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MyLink` that points to `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Console`.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>------ Example 2: Create symlink using NT Path as target ------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; New-RegLink -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\MyLink -Target \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>This creates a registry symlink at `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MyLink` that points to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft`. Using the NT Path format `\REGISTRY*` will skip the canonicalisation that the cmdlet runs to convert the Win32 registry path to the actual NT Path used in the symlink target.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
  <command:command xmlns:maml="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/2004/10" xmlns:command="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/command/2004/10" xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10" xmlns:MSHelp="http://msdn.microsoft.com/mshelp">
    <command:details>
      <command:name>Remove-RegLink</command:name>
      <command:verb>Remove</command:verb>
      <command:noun>RegLink</command:noun>
      <maml:description>
        <maml:para>Deletes a registry symlink.</maml:para>
      </maml:description>
    </command:details>
    <maml:description>
      <maml:para>Deletes a registry symlink at the path(s) specified. This is used instead of `Remove-Item` as the latter will remove the target of the symlink rather than the link itself and also fails to remove broken symlinks.</maml:para>
    </maml:description>
    <command:syntax>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Remove-RegLink</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="PSPath">
          <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies a path to one or more locations. The value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
      <command:syntaxItem>
        <maml:name>Remove-RegLink</maml:name>
        <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
          <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Specifies a path of the registry link being removed. Wildcard characters are permitted. Using `-Path` will fail if the registry link points to an invalid target, use `-LiteralPath` instead for this scenario.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
          <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
        <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
          <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
          <maml:description>
            <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
          </maml:description>
          <dev:type>
            <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
            <maml:uri />
          </dev:type>
          <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
        </command:parameter>
      </command:syntaxItem>
    </command:syntax>
    <command:parameters>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName)" position="named" aliases="PSPath">
        <maml:name>LiteralPath</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies a path to one or more locations. The value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="true" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)" position="0" aliases="none">
        <maml:name>Path</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Specifies a path of the registry link being removed. Wildcard characters are permitted. Using `-Path` will fail if the registry link points to an invalid target, use `-LiteralPath` instead for this scenario.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="true" variableLength="false">String[]</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>String[]</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>None</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="cf">
        <maml:name>Confirm</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
      <command:parameter required="false" variableLength="true" globbing="false" pipelineInput="False" position="named" aliases="wi">
        <maml:name>WhatIf</maml:name>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
        <command:parameterValue required="false" variableLength="false">SwitchParameter</command:parameterValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>SwitchParameter</maml:name>
          <maml:uri />
        </dev:type>
        <dev:defaultValue>False</dev:defaultValue>
      </command:parameter>
    </command:parameters>
    <command:inputTypes>
      <command:inputType>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>System.String[]</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para>The registry path link to remove.</maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:inputType>
    </command:inputTypes>
    <command:returnValues>
      <command:returnValue>
        <dev:type>
          <maml:name>None</maml:name>
        </dev:type>
        <maml:description>
          <maml:para></maml:para>
        </maml:description>
      </command:returnValue>
    </command:returnValues>
    <maml:alertSet>
      <maml:alert>
        <maml:para>Due to limitations in the registry provider in PowerShell using `-Path` may fail if the registry link at the path specified has an invalid target. Using `-LiteralPath` bypasses this problem and can delete the link with an invalid target.</maml:para>
      </maml:alert>
    </maml:alertSet>
    <command:examples>
      <command:example>
        <maml:title>-------------- Example 1: Delete a registry link --------------</maml:title>
        <dev:code>PS C:\&gt; Remove-RegLink -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyLink</dev:code>
        <dev:remarks>
          <maml:para>Removes the registry link at `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyLink`.</maml:para>
        </dev:remarks>
      </command:example>
    </command:examples>
    <command:relatedLinks />
  </command:command>
</helpItems>