How to Set Registry Value in PowerShell

Use the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet in PowerShell to set a registry value. This command sets the value of an item for the specified path.

The following method can be used to set a registry value in PowerShell.

Method 1: Set a registry value in PowerShell

$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\SysApp"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "MaxSize" -Value 2048

This example sets a registry value for the MaxSize property to 2048 for the specified registry path.

The following example shows how to use this method.

Set a Registry Value in PowerShell

To set a registry value in PowerShell, you can use the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet. This command uses the -Path parameter to specify the registry path, the -Name parameter to specify the registry property, and the -Value parameter to set a new value for the property.

The following example shows how to do this with syntax.

# Specify the registry path
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\SysApp"

# Set the registry value
Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "MaxSize" -Value 2048

# Get the registry value
Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath

In this example, the $registryPath variable holds the path to the registry key. The Set-ItemProperty cmdlet uses the -Path parameter to specify the registry path $registryPath. The -Name parameter specifies the property name MaxSize, and the -Value parameter sets a new value 2048 for the specified property.

You can verify the changes by using the Get-ItemProperty cmdlet to retrieve the registry key properties.

Conclusion

I hope the above article on setting a registry value in PowerShell using the Set-ItemProperty cmdlet is helpful to you.

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