Get-RegistryKeyType

Get-RegistryKeyType.ps1

Function Get-RegistryKeyType
{
# https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724884(v=vs.85).aspx
    param(
        $Path,
        $key
    )
    $SplitRegPath = $Path.Split(':\')
    $Path = $Path.Replace($('{0}:\' -f $SplitRegPath[0]),'')
    Switch -regex ($SplitRegPath[0]){
        HKLM 
        {
            $main = 'LocalMachine'
        }
        HKCU 
        {
            $main = 'CurrentUser'
        }
        HKU 
        {
            $main = 'Users'
        }
        Default 
        {
            $main = 'LocalMachine'
        }
    }
    $reg = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]::OpenBaseKey($main,'Default')
    $regKey = $reg.OpenSubKey($Path,$True)
    Switch ($regKey.GetValueKind($key)){
        'Binary' 
        {
            return 'REG_BINARY'
        }
        'Dword' 
        {
            return 'REG_DWORD'
        }
        'Qword' 
        {
            return 'REG_QWORD'
        }
        'MultiString' 
        {
            return 'REG_MULTI_SZ'
        }
        'ExpandString' 
        {
            return 'REG_EXPAND_SZ'
        }
        'String' 
        {
            return 'REG_SZ'
        }
    }
}