Merge pull request #20599 from dagwieers/win_regedit-cleanup

win_regedit: Cleanup, check/diff mode support, HKCC fix

lib/ansible/module_utils/powershell.ps1

@@ -110,57 +110,60 @@ Function Expand-Environment($value)
 #Get-AnsibleParam also supports Parameter validation to save you from coding that manually:
 #Example: Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "State" -default "Present" -ValidateSet "Present","Absent" -resultobj $resultobj -failifempty $true
 #Note that if you use the failifempty option, you do need to specify resultobject as well.
-Function Get-AnsibleParam($obj, $name, $default = $null, $resultobj, $failifempty=$false, $emptyattributefailmessage, $ValidateSet, $ValidateSetErrorMessage, $type=$null)
+Function Get-AnsibleParam($obj, $name, $default = $null, $resultobj = @{}, $failifempty = $false, $emptyattributefailmessage, $ValidateSet, $ValidateSetErrorMessage, $type = $null, $aliases = @())
 {
-    # Check if the provided Member $name exists in $obj and return it or the default. 
+    # Check if the provided Member $name or aliases exist in $obj and return it or the default.
-    Try
+    try {
-    {
+
-        If (-not $obj.$name.GetType)
+        $found = $null
-        {
+        # First try to find preferred parameter $name
-            throw
+        $aliases = @($name) + $aliases
+
+        # Iterate over aliases to find acceptable Member $name
+        foreach ($alias in $aliases) {
+            if (Get-Member -InputObject $obj -Name $alias) {
+                $found = $alias
+                break
+            }
         }
 
-        if ($ValidateSet)
+        if ($found -eq $null) {
-        {
+            throw
-            if ($ValidateSet -contains ($obj.$name))
-            {
-                $value = $obj.$name
         }
-            Else
+        $name = $found
-            {
+
-                if ($ValidateSetErrorMessage -eq $null)
+        if ($ValidateSet) {
-                {
+
+            if ($ValidateSet -contains ($obj.$name)) {
+                $value = $obj.$name
+            } else {
+                if ($ValidateSetErrorMessage -eq $null) {
                     #Auto-generated error should be sufficient in most use cases
                     $ValidateSetErrorMessage = "Argument $name needs to be one of $($ValidateSet -join ",") but was $($obj.$name)."
                 }
                 Fail-Json -obj $resultobj -message $ValidateSetErrorMessage
             }
-        }
+
-        Else
+        } else {
-        {
             $value = $obj.$name
         }
-    }
+
-    Catch
+    } catch {
-    {
+        if ($failifempty -eq $false) {
-        If ($failifempty -eq $false)
-        {
             $value = $default
-        }
+        } else {
-        Else
+            if (!$emptyattributefailmessage) {
-        {
-            If (!$emptyattributefailmessage)
-            {
                 $emptyattributefailmessage = "Missing required argument: $name"
             }
             Fail-Json -obj $resultobj -message $emptyattributefailmessage
         }
+
     }
 
-    If ($value -ne $null -and $type -eq "path") {
+    if ($value -ne $null -and $type -eq "path") {
         # Expand environment variables on path-type (Beware: turns $null into "")
         $value = Expand-Environment($value)
-    } ElseIf ($type -eq "bool") {
+    } elseif ($type -eq "bool") {
         # Convert boolean types to real Powershell booleans
         $value = $value | ConvertTo-Bool
     }

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_regedit.ps1

@@ -16,66 +16,70 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-
 # WANT_JSON
 # POWERSHELL_COMMON
 
-New-PSDrive -PSProvider registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -Name HKCR -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-New-PSDrive -PSProvider registry -Root HKEY_USERS -Name HKU -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
-New-PSDrive -PSProvider registry -Root HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG -Name HCCC -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
 
-$params = Parse-Args $args;
+$params = Parse-Args $args -supports_check_mode $true
-$result = New-Object PSObject;
+$check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_check_mode" -type "bool" -default $false
-Set-Attr $result "changed" $false;
-Set-Attr $result "data_changed" $false;
-Set-Attr $result "data_type_changed" $false;
 
-$registryKey = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "key" -failifempty $true
+$path = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "path" -type "string" -failifempty $true -aliases "key"
-$registryValue = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "value" -default $null
+$name = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "name" -type "string" -aliases "entry","value"
-$state = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "state" -validateSet "present","absent" -default "present"
+$data = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "data"
-$registryData = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "data" -default $null
+$type = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "type" -type "string" -validateSet "none","binary","dword","expandstring","multistring","string","qword" -aliases "datatype" -default "string"
-$registryDataType = Get-Attr -obj $params -name "datatype" -validateSet "binary","dword","expandstring","multistring","string","qword" -default "string"
+$state = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "state" -type "string" -validateSet "present","absent" -default "present"
 
-If ($state -eq "present" -and $registryData -eq $null -and $registryValue -ne $null)
+$result = @{
-{
+    changed = $false
-    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: data"
+    data_changed = $false
+    data_type_changed = $false
+    diff = @{
+        prepared = ""
+    }
+    warnings = @()
 }
 
-# check the registry key is in powershell ps-drive format: HKLM, HKCU, HKU, HKCR, HCCC
+# Fix HCCC:\ PSDrive for pre-2.3 compatibility
-If (-not ($registryKey -match "^H[KC][CLU][MURC]{0,1}:\\"))
+if ($path -match "^HCCC:\\") {
-{
+    $result.warnings += "Please use path: HKCC:\... instead of path: $path\n"
-    Fail-Json $result "key: $registryKey is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples."
+    $path = $path -replace "HCCC:\\","HKCC:\\"
 }
 
+# Check that the registry path is in PSDrive format: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU
+if (-not ($path -match "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\")) {
+    Fail-Json $result "path: $path is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples."
+} 
 
-Function Test-RegistryValueData {
+Function Test-ValueData {
     Param (
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $Path,
-        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]$Path,
+        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $Name
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]$Value
     )
-    Try {
+
-        Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Value
+    try {
-        Return $true
+        Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name
-    }
+        return $true
-    Catch {
+    } catch {
-        Return $false
+        return $false
     }
 }
 
 # Returns true if registry data matches.
 # Handles binary, integer(dword) and string registry data
-Function Compare-RegistryData {
+Function Compare-Data {
     Param (
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] $ReferenceData,
-        [AllowEmptyString()]$ReferenceData,
+        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] $DifferenceData
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-        [AllowEmptyString()]$DifferenceData
     )
 
-        if ($ReferenceData -is [String] -or $ReferenceData -is [int]) {
+    if ($ReferenceData -eq $null) {
+        if ($DifferenceData -eq $null) {
+            return $true
+        } else {
+            return $false
+        }
+    } elseif ($ReferenceData -is [String] -or $ReferenceData -is [int]) {
         if ($ReferenceData -eq $DifferenceData) {
             return $true
         } else {
@@ -94,143 +98,214 @@ Function Compare-RegistryData {
 # https://cyber-defense.sans.org/blog/2010/02/11/powershell-byte-array-hex-convert
 # Expects a hex in the format you get when you run reg.exe export,
 # and converts to a byte array so powershell can modify binary registry entries
-function Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray
+function Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray {
-{
     Param (
         [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String] $String
     )
 
-# remove 'hex:' from the front of the string if present
+    # Remove 'hex:' from the front of the string if present
     $String = $String.ToLower() -replace '^hex\:',''
 
-#remove whitespace and any other non-hex crud.
+    # Remove whitespace and any other non-hex crud.
     $String = $String.ToLower() -replace '[^a-f0-9\\,x\-\:]',''
 
-# turn commas into colons
+    # Turn commas into colons
     $String = $String -replace ',',':'
 
     # Maybe there's nothing left over to convert...
-if ($String.Length -eq 0) { ,@() ; return }
+    if ($String.Length -eq 0) {
-
+        return ,@()
-#Split string with or without colon delimiters.
-if ($String.Length -eq 1)
-{ ,@([System.Convert]::ToByte($String,16)) }
-elseif (($String.Length % 2 -eq 0) -and ($String.IndexOf(":") -eq -1))
-{ ,@($String -split '([a-f0-9]{2})' | foreach-object { if ($_) {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)}}) }
-elseif ($String.IndexOf(":") -ne -1)
-{ ,@($String -split ':+' | foreach-object {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)}) }
-else
-{ ,@() }
-
     }
 
-if($registryDataType -eq "binary" -and $registryData -ne $null -and $registryData -is [String]) {
+    # Split string with or without colon delimiters.
-      $registryData = Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray($registryData)
+    if ($String.Length -eq 1) {
+        return ,@([System.Convert]::ToByte($String,16))
+    } elseif (($String.Length % 2 -eq 0) -and ($String.IndexOf(":") -eq -1)) {
+        return ,@($String -split '([a-f0-9]{2})' | foreach-object { if ($_) {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)}})
+    } elseif ($String.IndexOf(":") -ne -1) {
+        return ,@($String -split ':+' | foreach-object {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)})
+    } else {
+        return ,@()
+    }
+}
+
+# Create the required PSDrives if missing
+if (-not (Test-Path HKCR:\)) {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path HKU:\)) {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKU -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_USERS
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path HKCC:\)) {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKCC -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
+}
+
+
+# Convert HEX string to binary if type binary
+if ($type -eq "binary" -and $data -ne $null -and $data -is [String]) {
+    $data = Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray($data)
+}
+
+# Special case handling for the path's default property.
+if ($name -eq "" -or ($name -ne $null -and $name.ToLower() -eq "(default)")) {
+    # Apparently, "(default)" cannot be of type expandstring, do it ourselves
+    if ($type -eq "expandstring" -and $data -ne $null -and $data -is [String]) {
+        $data = Expand-Environment($data)
+    }
+    $name = "(default)"
+    $type = "string"
+}
+
+# Support REG_NONE with empty value
+# FIXME: REG_NONE support is not idempotent yet
+if ($type -eq "none" -or $data -eq $null) {
+    $data = New-Object byte[] 0
+#    $data = ([byte[]] @())
 }
 
 if ($state -eq "present") {
-    if ((Test-Path $registryKey) -and $registryValue -ne $null)
-    {
-        if (Test-RegistryValueData -Path $registryKey -Value $registryValue)
-        {
-            # handle binary data
-            $currentRegistryData =(Get-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $registryValue)
 
-            if ($registryValue.ToLower() -eq "(default)") {
+    if ((Test-Path $path) -and $name -ne $null) {
-                # Special case handling for the key's default property. Because .GetValueKind() doesn't work for the (default) key property
+
-                $oldRegistryDataType = "String"
+        if (Test-ValueData -Path $path -Name $name) {
-            }
+
-            else {
+            # Handle binary data
-                $oldRegistryDataType = (Get-Item $registryKey).GetValueKind($registryValue)
+            $old_data = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $name)
+
+            if ($name -eq "(default)") {
+                # Special case handling for the path's default property.
+                # Because .GetValueKind() doesn't work for the (default) path property
+                $old_type = "String".ToLower()
+            } else {
+                $old_type = (Get-Item $path).GetValueKind($name).ToString().ToLower()
             }
 
+            if ($type -ne $old_type) {
                 # Changes Data and DataType
-            if ($registryDataType -ne $oldRegistryDataType)
+                if (-not $check_mode) {
-            {
+                    try {
-                Try
+                        if ($name.ToLower() -eq "(default)") {
-                {
+                            $null = $(Get-Item -Path $path -ErrorAction 'Stop').OpenSubKey('','ReadWriteSubTree').SetValue($null,$data)
-                    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey -Name $registryValue
+                        } else {
-                    New-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey -Name $registryValue -Value $registryData -PropertyType $registryDataType
+                            Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
+                            New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force
+                        }
+                    } catch {
+                        Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
+                    }
+                }
                 $result.changed = $true
                 $result.data_changed = $true
                 $result.data_type_changed = $true
+                $result.diff.prepared += @"
+ [$path]
+-"$name" = "$old_type`:$data"
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+"@
+            # FIXME: Compare-Data fails to work for null-length byte arrays
+            } elseif (-not (Compare-Data -ReferenceData $old_data -DifferenceData $data)) {
+                # Changes Only Data
+                if (-not $check_mode) {
+                    try {
+                        if ($type -eq "none") {
+                            Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
+                            New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force
+                        } else {
+                            Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data
                         }
-                Catch
+                    } catch {
-                {
                         Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
                     }
                 }
-            # Changes Only Data
-            elseif (-Not (Compare-RegistryData -ReferenceData $currentRegistryData -DifferenceData $registryData))
-            {
-                Try {
-                    Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey -Name $registryValue -Value $registryData
                 $result.changed = $true
                 $result.data_changed = $true
-                }
+                $result.diff.prepared += @"
-                Catch
+ [$path]
-                {
+-"$name" = "$type`:$old_data"
-                    Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-                }
+"@
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            Try
-            {
-                New-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey -Name $registryValue -Value $registryData -PropertyType $registryDataType
-                $result.changed = $true
-            }
-            Catch
-            {
-                Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    elseif(-not (Test-Path $registryKey))
-    {
-        Try
-        {
-            $newRegistryKey = New-Item $registryKey -Force
-            $result.changed = $true
 
-            if($registryValue -ne $null) {
+            } else {
-                $newRegistryKey | New-ItemProperty -Name $registryValue -Value $registryData -Force -PropertyType $registryDataType
+                # Nothing to do, everything is already as requested
-                $result.changed = $true
             }
-        }
+
-        Catch
+        } else {
-        {
+            # Add missing entry
+            if (-not $check_mode) {
+                try {
+                    New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type
+                } Catch {
                     Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
                 }
             }
-}
-else
-{
-    if (Test-Path $registryKey)
-    {
-        if ($registryValue -eq $null) {
-            Try
-            {
-                Remove-Item -Path $registryKey -Recurse
             $result.changed = $true
+            $result.diff.prepared += @"
+ [$path]
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+"@
         }
-            Catch
+
-            {
+    } elseif (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
+
+        if (-not $check_mode) {
+            try {
+                $new_path = New-Item $path -Type directory -Force
+                if ($name -ne $null) {
+                    $new_path | New-ItemProperty -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force
+                }
+            } catch {
                 Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
             }
         }
-        elseif (Test-RegistryValueData -Path $registryKey -Value $registryValue) {
-            Try
-            {
-                Remove-ItemProperty -Path $registryKey -Name $registryValue
         $result.changed = $true
+        $result.diff.prepared += @"
++[$path"]
+
+"@
+        if ($name -ne $null) {
+            $result.diff.prepared += @"
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+
+"@
         }
-            Catch
+
-            {
+    }
+
+} elseif ($state -eq "absent") {
+
+    if (Test-Path $path) {
+        if ($name -eq $null) {
+
+            if (-not $check_mode) {
+                try {
+                    Remove-Item -Path $path -Recurse
+                } catch {
                     Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
                 }
             }
+            $result.changed = $true
+            $result.diff.prepared += @"
+-[$path]
+-"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+"@
+
+        } elseif (Test-ValueData -Path $path -Name $name) {
+
+            if (-not $check_mode) {
+                try {
+                    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
+                } catch {
+                    Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
+                }
+            }
+            $result.changed = $true
+            $result.diff.prepared += @"
+ [$path]
+-"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+"@
+        }
+    } else {
+        # Nothing to do, everything is already as requested
     }
 }
 

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_regedit.py

@@ -29,32 +29,30 @@ DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: win_regedit
 version_added: "2.0"
-short_description: Add, Edit, or Remove Registry Keys and Values
+short_description: Add, change, or remove registry keys and values
 description:
-    - Add, Edit, or Remove Registry Keys and Values using ItemProperties Cmdlets
+    - Add, modify or remove registry keys and values.
+    - More information about the windows registry from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry).
 options:
-  key:
+  path:
     description:
-      - Name of Registry Key
+      - Name of registry path.
+      - 'Should be in one of the following registry hives: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU.'
     required: true
-    default: null
+    aliases: [ key ]
-    aliases: []
+  name:
-  value:
     description:
-      - Name of Registry Value
+      - Name of registry entry in C(path).
-    required: true
+      - This is an entry in the above C(key) parameter.
-    default: null
+      - If not provided, or empty we use the default name '(default)'
-    aliases: []
+    aliases: [ entry ]
   data:
     description:
-      - Registry Value Data.  Binary data should be expressed a yaml byte array or as comma separated hex values.  An easy way to generate this is to run C(regedit.exe) and use the I(Export) option to save the registry values to a file.  In the exported file binary values will look like C(hex:be,ef,be,ef).  The C(hex:) prefix is optional.
+      - Value of the registry entry C(name) in C(path).
-    required: false
+      - Binary data should be expressed a yaml byte array or as comma separated hex values.  An easy way to generate this is to run C(regedit.exe) and use the I(Export) option to save the registry values to a file.  In the exported file binary values will look like C(hex:be,ef,be,ef).  The C(hex:) prefix is optional.
-    default: null
+  type:
-    aliases: []
-  datatype:
     description:
-      - Registry Value Data Type
+      - Registry value data type.
-    required: false
     choices:
       - binary
       - dword
@@ -63,65 +61,76 @@ options:
       - string
       - qword
     default: string
-    aliases: []
+    aliases: [ datatype ]
   state:
     description:
-      - State of Registry Value
+      - State of registry entry.
-    required: false
     choices:
       - present
       - absent
     default: present
-    aliases: []
+notes:
+- Check-mode C(-C/--check) and diff output (-D/--diff) are supported, so that you can test every change against the active configuration before applying changes.
+- Beware that some registry hives (HKEY_USERS in particular) do not allow to create new registry paths.
 author: "Adam Keech (@smadam813), Josh Ludwig (@joshludwig)"
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
-- name: Create Registry Key called MyCompany
+- name: Create registry path MyCompany
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
 
-- name: Create Registry Key called MyCompany, a value within MyCompany Key called "hello", and data for the value "hello" containing "world".
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing 'world'
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
-    value: hello
+    name: hello
     data: world
 
-- name: Create Registry Key called MyCompany, a value within MyCompany Key called "hello", and data for the value "hello" containing "1337" as type "dword".
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing 1337
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
-    value: hello
+    name: hello
     data: 1337
-    datatype: dword
+    type: dword
 
-- name: Create Registry Key called MyCompany, a value within MyCompany Key called "hello", and binary data for the value "hello" as type "binary" data expressed as comma separated list
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing binary data in hex-string format
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
-    value: hello
+    name: hello
     data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
-    datatype: binary
+    type: binary
 
-- name: Create Registry Key called MyCompany, a value within MyCompany Key called "hello", and binary data for the value "hello" as type "binary" data expressed as yaml array of bytes
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing binary data in yaml format
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
-    value: hello
+    name: hello
     data: [0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef]
-    datatype: binary
+    type: binary
 
-- name: Delete Registry Key MyCompany. Not specifying a value will delete the root key which means all values will be deleted
+- name: Disable keyboard layout hotkey for all users (changes existing)
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKU:\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Toggle
+    name: Layout Hotkey
+    data: 3
+    type: dword
+
+- name: Disable language hotkey for current users (adds new)
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Keyboard Layout\Toggle
+    name: Language Hotkey
+    data: 3
+    type: dword
+
+- name: Remove registry path MyCompany (including all entries it contains)
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
     state: absent
 
-- name: Delete Registry Value "hello" from MyCompany Key
+- name: Remove entry 'hello' from registry path MyCompany
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
-    value: hello
+    name: hello
     state: absent
-
-- name: Creates Registry Key called 'My Company'
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\My Company
 '''
 
 RETURN = r'''

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/tasks/main.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 - assert:
     that:
       - "check00_result.failed == true"
-      - "check00_result.msg == 'key: HKCU\\Software is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples.'"
+      - "check00_result.msg == 'path: HKCU\\Software is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples.'"
 
 - name: remove setting
   win_regedit: