How to prevent writing to a specific registry key?

Matthew Wai said:

For testing only, run the following line of commands via an elevated Command Prompt after creating the Testing key:

Code:

Echo \Registry\machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Testing [0]>"%Temp%\T.txt" & REGINI "%Temp%\T.txt"

See whether you can write into the Testing key.

Testing key after running the cmd




question is how to return it to default/normal if it were modified in order to (apparently?) remove all write permissions from the ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers key?

klepp0906 said:

question is how to return it to default/normal if it were modified in order to (apparently?) remove all write permissions from the ShellIconOverlayIdentifiers key?

Regain the permissions:

Echo \Registry\machine\HARDWARE\Testing [1 19]>"%Temp%\T.txt" & REGINI "%Temp%\T.txt"


BTW, thanks for the rep!

Matthew Wai said:

Regain the permissions:

Echo \Registry\machine\HARDWARE\Testing [1 19]>"%Temp%\T.txt" & REGINI "%Temp%\T.txt"


BTW, thanks for the rep!

unfortunately that didnt seem to restore permissions, at least not to the Testing key.

klepp0906 said:

unfortunately that didnt seem to restore permissions, at least not to the Testing key.

Sorry, the path was wrong in the previous one. The following one should work.

Code:

Echo \Registry\machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Testing [1 19]>"%Temp%\T.txt" & REGINI "%Temp%\T.txt"

Matthew Wai said:

Sorry, the path was wrong in the previous one. The following one should work.

Code:

Echo \Registry\machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Testing [1 19]>"%Temp%\T.txt" & REGINI "%Temp%\T.txt"

oof, i should have checked the path. Checked the key name but that was it. That time it worked fine, thank you again. Will make some batch files and add that to my kit for ease of use and/or reference :)

Is there any way to combine those into a single batch that would remove/add permissions or will I need two separate?

Any commands can be combined into a single batch script. You just have to add options into the script like the one below:



Reference: Add or Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

Matthew Wai said:

Any commands can be combined into a single batch script. You just have to add options into the script like the one below:



Reference: Add or Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

perfect, learning how to do this will go a long way. I cant tell you how many separate batch files that I have that I could use to combine :)

Thanks again! Will mark this as solved now considering I have a few options at my disposal and its likely as good as its gonna get from a user standpoint.

Appreciate everyone who contributed <3

klepp0906 said:

I cant tell you how many separate batch files that I have that I could use to combine :)

I can tell you that even PowerShell can be combined into a batch file, for example, Restart-Time.bat.

It actually uses PowerShell to measure the restart time.

Reference: Restart Time - Windows 7 Help Forums