Format-ShortDateRegistry.ps1
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<#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.0.0 .GUID 8d68e1d1-ca5c-4c20-becc-549098d06a52 .AUTHOR Jimmy Briggs .COMPANYNAME jimbrig .COPYRIGHT Jimmy Briggs | 2023 .TAGS Registry Dates System Configure Formatting Tool .LICENSEURI .PROJECTURI .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .REQUIREDSCRIPTS .EXTERNALSCRIPTDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES .PRIVATEDATA #> <# .DESCRIPTION Changes the current user's short date format via the registry to 'yyyy-MM-dd' instead of the default of 'M/d/yyyy'. Useful for things like exporting from Excel to CSV and ensuring dates are formatted correctly. #> Param( [switch]$Backup ) $regPath = 'HKCU:\Control Panel\International' $regName = 'sShortDate' $oldSetting = Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path $regPath -Name $regName $newSetting = 'yyyy-MM-dd' Set-ItemProperty -Path -Path $regPath -Name $regName -Value $newSetting Write-Host "Changed registry entry for $regPath - $regName from $oldSetting to $newSetting" -ForegroundColor Yellow |