RegistryProxy.CurrentUser Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Returns a RegistryKey type which provides access to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.

public:
 property Microsoft::Win32::RegistryKey ^ CurrentUser { Microsoft::Win32::RegistryKey ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey CurrentUser { get; }

member this.CurrentUser : Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey

Public ReadOnly Property CurrentUser As RegistryKey

Property Value

RegistryKey

RegistryKey

Examples

This example deletes the subkey Software\MyCompany\Preferences\UserData.

My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser.DeleteSubKey(
  "Software\MyCompany\Preferences\UserData")

Remarks

HKEY_CURRENT_USER is primarily used to store per-user settings, such as colors and fonts, in Windows. The key differ according to the user.

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 the fewest 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.

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

To	See
Create a registry key and set its value	How to: Create a Registry Key and Set Its Value
Delete a registry key	How to: Delete a Registry Key
Read a value from a registry key	How to: Read a Value from a Registry Key

See also

• RegistryKey
• CurrentUser
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Reading from and Writing to the Registry (Visual Basic)
• Security and the Registry (Visual Basic)