Find registry key by value and delete it

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I want to search for a registry key and delete that key. I know the value of the key and the path, but not the name.

Open     REG_SZ    /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryAnalysisANALYS32.XLL"

Open1   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibrarySOLVERSOLVER.XLAM"

Open2   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM"

So the value is "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM" and on this host the name is Open2 but the name can change from host to host.

I tried it with Get-Item, but unfortunately I didn't get anywhere with that.

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

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You might read the registry key with get-childitem and properties with get-itemproperty. If you want to enable/disable Addins in Office I'd better go that way...
– Peter Schneider
Nov 7 at 16:09

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I want to search for a registry key and delete that key. I know the value of the key and the path, but not the name.

Open     REG_SZ    /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryAnalysisANALYS32.XLL"

Open1   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibrarySOLVERSOLVER.XLAM"

Open2   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM"

So the value is "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM" and on this host the name is Open2 but the name can change from host to host.

I tried it with Get-Item, but unfortunately I didn't get anywhere with that.

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

You might read the registry key with get-childitem and properties with get-itemproperty. If you want to enable/disable Addins in Office I'd better go that way...
– Peter Schneider
Nov 7 at 16:09

add a comment |

up vote
0
down vote

favorite

I want to search for a registry key and delete that key. I know the value of the key and the path, but not the name.

Open     REG_SZ    /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryAnalysisANALYS32.XLL"

Open1   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibrarySOLVERSOLVER.XLAM"

Open2   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM"

So the value is "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM" and on this host the name is Open2 but the name can change from host to host.

I tried it with Get-Item, but unfortunately I didn't get anywhere with that.

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

I want to search for a registry key and delete that key. I know the value of the key and the path, but not the name.

Open     REG_SZ    /R "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryAnalysisANALYS32.XLL"

Open1   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibrarySOLVERSOLVER.XLAM"

Open2   REG_SZ    "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM"

So the value is "C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficeOffice15LibraryEUROTOOL.XLAM" and on this host the name is Open2 but the name can change from host to host.

I tried it with Get-Item, but unfortunately I didn't get anywhere with that.

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edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

edited Nov 7 at 19:01

Ansgar Wiechers

137k12118181

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

asked Nov 7 at 15:40

aston_zh

1,86831119

You might read the registry key with get-childitem and properties with get-itemproperty. If you want to enable/disable Addins in Office I'd better go that way...
– Peter Schneider
Nov 7 at 16:09

add a comment |

You might read the registry key with get-childitem and properties with get-itemproperty. If you want to enable/disable Addins in Office I'd better go that way...
– Peter Schneider
Nov 7 at 16:09

You might read the registry key with get-childitem and properties with get-itemproperty. If you want to enable/disable Addins in Office I'd better go that way...
– Peter Schneider
Nov 7 at 16:09

add a comment |

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if you know the exact key with the property values , then you can find the name by using this snippet:

$keypath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREfolder"



$properties = Get-ItemProperty $keypath

 foreach ($property in $properties.psobject.properties) {



 if($property.value -eq "value that you want to match with"){

  "Removing property $property"

  Remove-ItemProperty -Name $property.name -Path $keypath 

 }

 }

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

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works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

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if you know the exact key with the property values , then you can find the name by using this snippet:

$keypath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREfolder"



$properties = Get-ItemProperty $keypath

 foreach ($property in $properties.psobject.properties) {



 if($property.value -eq "value that you want to match with"){

  "Removing property $property"

  Remove-ItemProperty -Name $property.name -Path $keypath 

 }

 }

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

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up vote
1
down vote

accepted

if you know the exact key with the property values , then you can find the name by using this snippet:

$keypath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREfolder"



$properties = Get-ItemProperty $keypath

 foreach ($property in $properties.psobject.properties) {



 if($property.value -eq "value that you want to match with"){

  "Removing property $property"

  Remove-ItemProperty -Name $property.name -Path $keypath 

 }

 }

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

accepted

if you know the exact key with the property values , then you can find the name by using this snippet:

$keypath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREfolder"



$properties = Get-ItemProperty $keypath

 foreach ($property in $properties.psobject.properties) {



 if($property.value -eq "value that you want to match with"){

  "Removing property $property"

  Remove-ItemProperty -Name $property.name -Path $keypath 

 }

 }

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

if you know the exact key with the property values , then you can find the name by using this snippet:

$keypath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREfolder"



$properties = Get-ItemProperty $keypath

 foreach ($property in $properties.psobject.properties) {



 if($property.value -eq "value that you want to match with"){

  "Removing property $property"

  Remove-ItemProperty -Name $property.name -Path $keypath 

 }

 }

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

edited Nov 7 at 16:30

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

answered Nov 7 at 16:24

Abhijith pk

2,6801914

works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

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works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

works perfectly! many thanks!
– aston_zh
Nov 9 at 8:00

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