- 1 year ago
Decode registry values
To decode registry values in Windows, you can use PowerShell to retrieve and decode the encoded data. Here's an example of how you can do it:
powershell# Specify the registry path and value name
$registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApplication"
$valueName = "EncodedValue"
# Retrieve the encoded value from the registry
$encodedValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath).$valueName
# Decode the value
$decodedValue = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($encodedValue))
# Output the decoded value
Write-Output "Decoded Value: $decodedValue"
In this example, we assume you have a registry key located at HKLM:\SOFTWARE\MyApplication
with a value named "EncodedValue"
. You can modify the $registryPath
and $valueName
variables to match your specific registry path and value name.
The script uses Get-ItemProperty
cmdlet to retrieve the encoded value from the registry. Then, it uses [System.Convert]::FromBase64String()
to convert the base64 encoded value to a byte array, and [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString()
to decode the byte array into a string.
Finally, the decoded value is output using Write-Output
.
Adjust the code as per your specific registry path and encoding requirements. PowerShell provides various encoding and decoding methods, so you can choose the appropriate method based on the encoding used in your registry value.