Read Registry Value using VBScript

VBScript to Read String Registry Value using WMI

1. Copy the below example vbscript code and paste it in notepad or a VBScript editor.
2. Change the value for strKeyPath and strValueName with your own registry path and name.
3. Save the file with a .vbs extension, for example: ReadStringRegistryValue.vbs
4. Double-click the vbscript file (or Run this file from command window) to get String Registry value.

' ReadStringRegistryValue.vbs
' Sample VBScript to Read String Registry Value.
' Author: https://www.morgantechspace.com/
' ------------------------------------------------------
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set regObj=GetObject( _ 
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!" & _
   strComputer & "rootdefault:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE1App"
strValueName = "Name"
regObj.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
Wscript.Echo "Application Name: " & strValue

WScript.Quit

In this article, we are going to Read Registry Value using VBScript from this Registry Path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARE1App

Read DWORD Registry Value using VBScript

' ReadDWORDRegistryValue.vbs
' Sample VBScript to Read DWORD Registry Value.
' Author: https://www.morgantechspace.com/
' ------------------------------------------------------
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set regObj=GetObject( _ 
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!" & _
   strComputer & "rootdefault:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE1App"
strValueName = "ProductID"
regObj.GetDWORDValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,dwValue
Wscript.Echo "Product ID: " & dwValue

WScript.Quit

VBScript to Read Multi-String Registry Value using WMI

1. Copy the below example vbscript code and paste it in notepad or a VBScript editor.
2. Change the value for strKeyPath and strValueName with your own registry path and name.
3. Save the file with a .vbs extension, for example: Read-Multi-String-Registry-Value.vbs
4. Double-click the vbscript file (or Run this file from command window) to get Multi-String Registry value using vbscript.

' Read-Multi-String-Registry-Value.vbs
' Sample VBScript to Read Multi-String Registry Value.
' Author: https://www.morgantechspace.com/
' ------------------------------------------------------
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set regObj=GetObject( _ 
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!" & _
   strComputer & "rootdefault:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE1App"
strValueName = "Languages"
regObj.GetMultiStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,arrValues
 For Each strValue In arrValues
    WScript.Echo  strValue
 Next
WScript.Quit

Read Binary Registry Value using VBScript

1. Copy the below example vbscript code and paste it in notepad or a VBScript editor.
2. Change the value for strKeyPath and strValueName with your own registry path and name.
3. Save the file with a .vbs extension, for example: Read-Binary-Registry-Value.vbs
4. Double-click the vbscript file (or Run this file from command window) to Read Binary Registry value using WMI in vbscript.

' Read-Binary-Registry-Value.vbs
' Sample VBScript to Read Binary Registry Value.
' Author: https://www.morgantechspace.com/
' ------------------------------------------------------
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set regObj=GetObject( _ 
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!" & _
   strComputer & "rootdefault:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE1App"
strValueName = "Certificate"
regObj.GetBinaryValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,binValue

strBinData="" 
For i = lBound(binValue) to uBound(binValue)
strBinData=strBinData&" "&binValue(i)
Next

Wscript.Echo "Certificate: "& strBinData
WScript.Quit

Read Remote Registry Value using VBScript

1. Copy the below example vbscript code and paste it in notepad or a VBScript editor.
2. Change the value for strRemoteComputer with your own Remote Computer name to Read Registry Value.
3. Save the file with a .vbs extension, for example: Read-Remote-Registry-Value.vbs
4. Double-click the vbscript file (or Run this file from command window) to read Remote Registry Value using vbscript via WMI class.

' Read-Remote-Registry-Value.vbs
' Sample VBScript to Read Remote Registry Value.
' Author: https://www.morgantechspace.com/
' ------------------------------------------------------
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strRemoteComputer = "your-Remote-PC"

Set regObj=GetObject( _ 
    "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!" & _
   strRemoteComputer & "rootdefault:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE1App"
strValueName = "Name"
regObj.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
Wscript.Echo "Application Name: " & strValue

WScript.Quit