Registry

This module allows you to make changes to the registry on your client machines.

Choose whether to add registry settings manually, browse local settings, or browse server settings to select registry settings.

Select Browse Local and then click the Browse Locally For Registry button to search for REG file containing one or more registry settings you want to import.

Select Browse Server and then type the name of your server and press Enter to search for REG file containing one or more registry settings you want to import.

Select Manual to set up registry settings manually.

Filter

Select the name of the filter you want assigned to this configuration element. Click the Show Filter Details button on the right to review any filter settings without leaving Configuration Management.

Description

Enter a description for this rule.

Action

Select one of the following actions:

  • Add Value: Modifies or creates a value and assigns data to it.
  • DeleteValue: Deletes a value and associated data.
  • AddKey: Adds the specified key.
  • DeleteKey: Deletes the specified key.

Process Action Post Login

Process the action after a user logs in. Moving select rules to process after login can speed up login times.

Hive

Select the registry hive containing the key or value you want to modify. Choose from:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • HKEY_USERS
  • HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Key

Enter the subkey of the Hive you want to modify.

Type

Select the Type of value you want to modify. This option is only available if Add Value is selected as the Action. Choose from:

  • REG_BINARY
  • REG_DWORD
  • REG_EXPAND_SZ
  • REG_MULTI_SZ
  • REG_SZ
  • REG_QWORD

Value

Enter the value you want to modify. This option is only available if Add Value or Delete Value is selected as the Action.

Data

Enter the data you want assigned to the value. This option is only available if Add Value is selected as the Action.

Example 1

Example 1 adds the key Software\MyCompany\Test to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.

  • Filter: No Filter – Apply this to all
  • Action: Add Key
  • Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • Key: Software\MyCompany\Test

Note: The Add Key action creates missing subkeys automatically. In the above example, the MyCompany subkey will be created if it does not already exist.

Example 2

Example 2 demonstrates using the Registry module to update Internet Explorer settings. Setting the Persistent value to 0 instructs Internet Explorer to empty the temporary Internet files folder when the browser is closed.

  • Filter: No Filter – Apply this to all
  • Action: Add Value
  • Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache
  • Type: REG_DWORD
  • Value: Persistent
  • Data: 0

Note: The Add Value action creates missing subkeys automatically. In the above example, the subkey Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Cache will be created if it does not already exist.