winutil/functions/private/Set-WinUtilRegistry.ps1

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function Set-WinUtilRegistry {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Modifies the registry based on the given inputs
.PARAMETER Name
The name of the key to modify
.PARAMETER Path
The path to the key
.PARAMETER Type
The type of value to set the key to
.PARAMETER Value
The value to set the key to
.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
}
}