How to run the .reg file using PowerShell?

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SRP picture SRP · Apr 5, 2018 · Viewed 61.6k times · Source

I want to run the .reg file (registry file) using PowerShell Script but I am not able to run it. When i run it manually it creates the respective nodes in registry but i want it execute using powershell script. Below is the code which i tried using but got no results -

$PathofRegFile="c:\file.reg"
regedit /s $PathofRegFile

Another code which i tried was this -

Start-Process -filepath "C:\windows\regedit.exe" -argumentlist "/s c:\file.reg"

Please Help..!

Below is the Content of my .reg file 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform]
"VERSION"="8.2.6.0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\AppService]
"MONITORINTERVAL"=dword:00000005
"MONITORAPPS"="STEP Audit"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\Audit]
"TRACEON"=dword:00000000
"TRACEDIR"="Specifies the directory to dump trace files if TRACEON is set to 1"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\Common]
"SSMITRACEFILEX"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\LogFiles\\SSMITraceFile.txt"
"SSMILOGERRORSLOCALLY"="Yes"
"SSMIDoNotSendToAudit"="FALSE"
"ResourceFile"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\Programs\\"
"REPORTALLEXCEPTIONS"="Yes"
"KSPath"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\KeyStore\\"
"KEY"="10069356713705F858B56A9E850DD8CB7D"
"intelliSUITEnode"="WebApp"
"InstallationDir"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\"
"IMSFirstRun"=dword:00000001
"CONFIGPATH"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\Configuration Files\\"
"COM_VERBOSEGLOBALCACHE"="False"
"COM_UserProfileCacheExpirationInSecs"="30"
"COM_SSMISenderUtilCacheExpirationInSecs"="120"
"COM_REPORTIGNOREDEXCEPTIONSASWARNINGS"="True"
"COM_LOCALUTILSCACHEEXPIRATIONINSECS"="600"
"COM_DEFAULTPROPERTYCACHEEXPIRATIONINSECS"="600"
"ProductName"="Ron"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\ESI]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\ESI\ITranQueryPrep]
"PATH"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\QueryTemplates"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\ITran]
"MAXROWSTORETURN"=dword:000003e8
"WRITERPSWD"="PASSWORD"
"WRITER"="ITRAN_WRITER"
"SERVER"="SQL SERVER"
"READERPSWD"="PASSWORD"
"READER"="ITRAN_READER"
"DBNAME"="DATABASENAME"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SePI\STEP\Platform\ReportingSvc]
"STATUSINTERVAL"="5"
"POLLINTERVAL"="2"
"MONITORINTERVAL"="5"
"MAXWORKERTHREADS"="5"
"CONFIGFILE"="C:\\Program Files\\SePI\\STEP\\Configuration Files\\"

Answer

Aurimas N. picture Aurimas N. · Apr 5, 2018

How about using reg.exe instead of regedit.exe

Get-Command reg

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------
Application     reg.exe                                            10.0.16... C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe

this worked for me fine:

reg import .\test.reg

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