Public/Set-RegistryConfiguration.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Configures registry settings by loading an NTUSER.DAT file, modifying specified registry paths, and unloading the hive. .DESCRIPTION This function loads a specified NTUSER.DAT file into a temporary registry hive, removes specific registry paths, and then unloads the hive. .PARAMETER LogPath The path to the log file where messages will be recorded. .PARAMETER NtuserDatPath The path to the NTUSER.DAT file to be loaded into the registry. .PARAMETER RegistryPaths The registry paths to be removed from the loaded hive. .EXAMPLE Set-RegistryConfiguration -LogPath "C:\path\to\logfile.log" -NtuserDatPath "C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT" Remove registry paths using default paths .EXAMPLE Set-RegistryConfiguration -LogPath "C:\Logs\RegistryUpdate.log" -NtuserDatPath "C:\Users\User\NTUSER.DAT" -RegistryPaths @("Software\Path1", "Software\Path2") Remove registry paths using specified paths #> function Set-RegistryConfiguration { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Path to the log file where log messages will be written.")] [string] $LogPath, [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, HelpMessage = "Path to the NTUSER.DAT file.")] [string] $NtuserDatPath, [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Array of registry paths to remove. If not specified, default paths will be used.")] [string[]] $RegistryPaths ) function Write-Log { param ( [string] $Message, [string] $LogPath ) Add-Content -Path $LogPath -Value "$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') - $Message" } if (-not (Test-Path $NtuserDatPath)) { Write-Log -Message "NTUSER.DAT path does not exist: $NtuserDatPath" -LogPath $LogPath return } $hiveName = "TempHive_" + (Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMddHHmm") $loadSuccess = $false for ($i = 0; $i -lt 3; $i++) { $loadResult = Start-Process -FilePath "reg.exe" -ArgumentList "load HKLM\$hiveName $NtuserDatPath" -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait | Out-String if ($loadResult -match "ERROR") { Write-Log -Message "Attempt $($i+1) failed to load NTUSER.DAT: $loadResult" -LogPath $LogPath Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 } else { Write-Log -Message "Successfully loaded NTUSER.DAT on attempt $($i+1)" -LogPath $LogPath $loadSuccess = $true break } } if (-not $loadSuccess) { Write-Log -Message "Failed to load NTUSER.DAT after multiple attempts" -LogPath $LogPath return } # Use default registry paths if none are specified if (-not $RegistryPaths) { $RegistryPaths = @( "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders", "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders", "Software\Policies\Microsoft\OneDrive", "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2", "Network\a", "SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\office\16.0\outlook", "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook", "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook" ) } foreach ($path in $RegistryPaths) { $fullPath = "HKLM:\$hiveName\$path" if (-not (Test-Path $fullPath)) { Write-Log -Message "Registry path does not exist: $fullPath" -LogPath $LogPath continue } try { Remove-Item $fullPath -Recurse -Force Write-Log -Message "Removed registry path: $fullPath" -LogPath $LogPath } catch { Write-Log -Message "Failed to remove registry path: $fullPath. Error: $_" -LogPath $LogPath } } $unloadSuccess = $false for ($i = 0; $i -lt 3; $i++) { $unloadResult = Start-Process -FilePath "reg.exe" -ArgumentList "unload HKLM\$hiveName" -NoNewWindow -PassThru -Wait | Out-String if ($unloadResult -match "ERROR") { Write-Log -Message "Attempt $($i+1) failed to unload $hiveName : $unloadResult" -LogPath $LogPath Start-Sleep -Seconds 5 } else { Write-Log -Message "Successfully unloaded NTUSER.DAT from HKLM\$hiveName on attempt $($i+1)" -LogPath $LogPath $unloadSuccess = $true break } } if (-not $unloadSuccess) { Write-Log -Message "Failed to unload $hiveName after multiple attempts" -LogPath $LogPath } if (Test-Path "HKLM:\$hiveName") { try { Remove-Item "HKLM:\$hiveName" -Recurse -Force Write-Log -Message "Successfully removed the hive: HKLM\$hiveName" -LogPath $LogPath } catch { Write-Log -Message "Failed to remove the hive: HKLM\$hiveName. Error: $_" -LogPath $LogPath } } } |