Create Registry Key

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Create Registry Key

Creates a key in the Windows registry or opens the key, if it already exists.

Caution Incorrectly modifying the registry can damage Windows or prevent you from starting Windows.

Inputs/Outputs

Name of the networked machine.

Default value: Empty — The local machine.

Special options for the key.

REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE	This node creates the key as non-volatile and preserves the information stored in memory when the OS is restarted.
REG_OPTION_VOLATILE	This node creates the key as volatile and does not preserve the information stored in memory when the corresponding registry hive is unloaded.
REG_OPTION_BACKUP_RESTORE	This node creates the key with access to backing up and restoring the key.

Default value: REG_OPTION_NON_VOLATILE

Windows registry root key.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT	Contains information about registered applications.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER	Stores settings that are specific to the currently logged-in user.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	Stores settings that are specific to the local computer.
HKEY_USERS	Contains subkeys corresponding to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER keys for each user profile actively loaded on the machine.
HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA	Provides runtime information into performance data provided by either the Windows NT kernel, or running system drivers, programs and services.
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG	Contains information gathered at runtime.
HKEY_DYN_DATA	Contains information about hardware devices. This key is used only on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME.

Default value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Name of a subkey of root key.

A beginning backslash \ might cause an error.

Default value: Empty string

Access rights to assign the key.

KEY_QUERY_VALUE	Access right to query the values of a registry key.
KEY_SET_VALUE	Access right to create, delete, or set a registry value.
KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY	Access right to create a subkey of a registry key.
KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS	Access right to enumerate the subkeys of a registry key.
KEY_NOTIFY	Access right to request change notifications for a registry key or for subkeys of a registry key.
KEY_CREATE_LINK	Access right reserved for system use.
KEY_READ	Access right that combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS, and KEY_NOTIFY values.
KEY_WRITE	Access right that combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE, KEY_SET_VALUE, and KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY values.
KEY_ALL_ACCESS	Access right that combines the STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, KEY_SET_VALUE, KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY, KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS, KEY_NOTIFY, and KEY_CREATE_LINK values.
KEY_READ \| KEY_WRITE	Access right that combines the KEY_READ and KEY_WRITE values.

Default value: KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE

Error conditions that occur before this node runs.

The node responds to this input according to standard error behavior.

Default value: No error

Class or object type of the key.

Value that specifies whether to create a 32-bit key or a 64-bit key on a 64-bit operating system.

Default	0	This node selects the type of key based on the software that is installed. For example, if a 64-bit product is installed, this node creates a 64-bit key.
KEY_WOW64_64KEY	8	This node creates a 64-bit key.
KEY_WOW64_32KEY	9	This node creates a 32-bit key.