Powershell – DSC-Resource: How to delete a registry key (not value)

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I know I can ensure the presens of a specific registry value by using the following scriptblock:

    Registry ConfigureRegistry
    {
        Ensure    = 'Present'
        Key       = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SomeKey'
        ValueName = 'MachineType'
        ValueData = 'Hyper-V'
    }

But how can I delete the registry key SomeKey? If I only change the keyword Ensure = "Present" to Ensure = "Absent" it will leave the key SomeKey…

Best Answer

This is now possible, see VertigoRay's answer.

This isn't possible at the moment with the Registry resource, as you've discovered.

You can use a Script resource or write a full custom resource instead.

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