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How to search the registry in PowerShell

Searching the registry in PowerShell for a specific string value is very easy.  Just change the value of $SearchString to reflect the string value you are searching the local registry for.

<#
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Script Name: SearchReg.ps1
Author: Jason A. Yoder, MCT
Website: www.MCTExpert.com
Blog: www.MCTExpert.Blogspot.com
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Script Purpose:
Searches the local registry for a specified string value.
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Requirements:
PowerShell V2
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#>

# ===========================================================
# Global Varibles

# == End of Global Variables ================================
#Enter the string value to search for in the variable below.
$SearchString = "Testing"

# ===========================================================
# Functions

# == End of Functions =======================================
# ===========================================================
# Main Code:

# Write a message to the user to let them know the scrip
# has started.
Write-Host "Searching: HKCU" -ForegroundColor White `
-BackgroundColor DarkBlue

# Search the registery for the string value.  Display the
# registry key each time the value is located.
Get-ChildItem HKCU:\ -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |  
       ForEach-Object {  
      if((get-itemproperty -Path $_.PsPath) -match $searchString) 
      {  
         $_.PsPath 
      }  
}

# Write a message to let the user know the script completed.
Write-Host "SearchReg.ps1 has completed." -ForegroundColor Yellow `
-BackgroundColor DarkBlue
# == End of Main Code =======================================

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