Is it possible to modify a registry entry via a bat cmd script

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Is it possible to modify a registry value  whether string or DWORD  via a  bat  cmd script

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See http   www chaminade org MIS Articles RegistryEdit htm

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Yes  You can use reg exe which comes with the OS to add  delete or query registry values  Reg exe does not have an explicit modify command  but you can do it by doing delete and then add

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Yes  you can script using the reg command  Example   reg add HKCU Software SomeProduct reg add HKCU Software SomeProduct  v Version  t REG SZ  d v2 4 6   This would create key HKEY CURRENT USER Software SomeProduct  and add a String value  v2 4 6  named  Version  to that key   reg    has the details

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In addition to reg exe  I highly recommend that you also check out powershell  its vastly more capable in its registry handling

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You can use the REG command  From http   www ss64 com nt reg html   Syntax      REG QUERY  ROOT  RegKey  v ValueName   s     REG QUERY  ROOT  RegKey  ve  --This returns the  default  value     REG ADD  ROOT  RegKey  v ValueName   t DataType    S Separator    d Data    f     REG ADD  ROOT  RegKey  ve   d Data    f   -- Set the  default  value     REG DELETE  ROOT  RegKey  v ValueName   f     REG DELETE  ROOT  RegKey  ve   f   -- Remove the  default  value    REG DELETE  ROOT  RegKey  va   f   -- Delete all values under this key     REG COPY     SourceMachine   ROOT  RegKey    DestMachine   ROOT  RegKey     REG EXPORT  ROOT  RegKey FileName reg    REG IMPORT FileName reg    REG SAVE  ROOT  RegKey FileName hiv    REG RESTORE   MachineName  ROOT  KeyName FileName hiv     REG LOAD FileName KeyName    REG UNLOAD KeyName     REG COMPARE  ROOT  RegKey  ROOT  RegKey   v ValueName   Output    s     REG COMPARE  ROOT  RegKey  ROOT  RegKey   ve   Output    s   Key     ROOT            HKLM   HKey Local machine  default           HKCU   HKey current user          HKU    HKey users          HKCR   HKey classes root     ValueName   The value  under the selected RegKey  to edit                  default is all keys and values       d Data     The actual data to store as a  String   integer etc      f          Force an update without prompting  Value exists  overwrite Y N        Machine   Name of remote machine - omitting defaults to current machine                  Only HKLM and HKU are available on remote machines      FileName    The filename to save or restore a registry hive      KeyName     A key name to load a hive file into   Creating a new key       S          Query all subkeys and values       S Separator   Character to use as the separator in REG MULTI SZ values                   the default is   0        t DataType    REG SZ  default    REG DWORD   REG EXPAND SZ   REG MULTI SZ     Output       od  only differences   os  only matches   oa  all   on  no output

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Franci Penov - modify is possible in the sense of overwrite with  f  eg    reg add  HKCU Software etc etc   f  v  value   t REG SZ  d  Yes

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You can make a  reg file and call start on it   You can export any part of the registry as a  reg file to see what the format is     Format here   http   support microsoft com kb 310516  This can be run on any Windows machine without installing other software

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This is how you can modify registry  without yes or no prompt and don t forget to run as administrator  reg add HKEY CURRENT USER Software Microsoft Windows Shell etc etc    v Valuename  t REG SZ  d valuedata   f    Below is a real example to set internet explorer as my default browser  reg add HKEY CURRENT USER Software Microsoft Windows Shell Associations UrlAssociations https UserChoice    v ProgId  t REG SZ  d IE HTTPS   f        f Force  Force an update without prompting  Value exists  overwrite   Y N        d Data     The actual data to store as a  String   integer etc       v Value     The value name eg ProgId       t DataType    REG SZ  default    REG DWORD   REG EXPAND SZ     REG MULTI SZ   Learn more about  Read  Set or Delete registry keys and values  save and restore from a  REG file  from here

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