function Set-WinUtilRegistry { <# .DESCRIPTION This function will make all modifications to the registry .EXAMPLE Set-WinUtilRegistry -Name "PublishUserActivities" -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System" -Type "DWord" -Value "0" #> param ( $Name, $Path, $Type, $Value ) Try{ if(!(Test-Path 'HKU:\')){New-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry -Name HKU -Root HKEY_USERS} If (!(Test-Path $Path)) { Write-Host "$Path was not found, Creating..." New-Item -Path $Path -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } Write-Host "Set $Path\$Name to $Value" Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name -Type $Type -Value $Value -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null } Catch [System.Security.SecurityException] { Write-Warning "Unable to set $Path\$Name to $Value due to a Security Exception" } Catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] { Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.ErrorRecord } Catch{ Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception" Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.StackTrace } }