winutil/functions/private/Set-WinUtilRegistry.ps1

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
    }
}