Share via


My.Computer.Registry.CurrentConfig Property

Returns a RegistryKey type which provides access to HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG.

' Usage
Dim value As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = My.Computer.Registry.CurrentConfig
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property CurrentConfig As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

Property Value

RegistryKey

Remarks

The My.Computer.Registry object offers methods and properties for working with registry keys. See My.Computer.Registry Object for more information.

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG is primarily used to store settings for devices on the computer.

The RegistryPermission class, which is in the System.Security.Permissions namespace, controls access to registry variables. Registry variables should not be stored in memory locations where code without RegistryPermission can access them. Similarly, when granting permissions, grant only those privileges necessary to get the job done.

Registry permission access values are defined by the RegistryPermissionAccess enumeration. The following table details its members.

Value

Description

AllAccess

Create, read, and write access to registry variables.

Create

Create access to registry variables.

NoAccess

No access to registry variables.

Read

Read access to registry variables.

Write

Write access to registry variables.

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Registry object.

To

See

Create a registry key

How to: Create a Registry Key and Set Its Values in Visual Basic

Delete a registry key

How to: Delete a Registry Key in Visual Basic

Determine whether a value exists in a registry key

How to: Determine if a Value Exists in a Registry Key in Visual Basic

Read a value from a registry key

How to: Read a Value from a Registry Key in Visual Basic

Set a value in a registry key

How to: Set Values in Registry Keys in Visual Basic

Example

This example creates the subkey MyDeviceSettings.

My.Computer.Registry.CurrentConfig.CreateSubKey("MyDeviceSettings")

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class:RegistryProxy (provides access to Registry)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Tasks

Troubleshooting: Manipulating the Registry

Concepts

Common Registry Tasks

Security and the Registry

Reading from and Writing to the Registry Using My

Reference

My.Computer.Registry Object

Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

Registry.CurrentConfig