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<\/a><\/p>\nNotice how the real StubPath value is blank as per best practice, but a second value exists that is a point in time backup of the value? So in this case should we experience issues with Microsoft Edge, I can easily review what the expected value was set to in order to understand if this is the cause of the issue. With this in place there is no stress.<\/p>\n
The script enumerates all subkeys from the following keys to process all StubPath values:<\/p>\n
- \n
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components<\/li>\n
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I run this as a once of task after all the applications are patches are installed before a build completes, but you can also run it as a computer startup script.<\/p>\n
Here is the \n\tActive Setup StubPath\t(1071 downloads\t)\n<\/a>\n script:<\/p>\n
\r\n<#\r\n This script will clear the Active Setup Stubpath values. However, instead of just clearing them,\r\n it creates a backup of the Stubpath with the time stamp for future reference and troublshooting\r\n requirements.\r\n\r\n Script name: ClearActiveSetup.ps1\r\n Release 1.2\r\n Written by Jeremy Saunders (jeremy@jhouseconsulting.com) 19th September 2017\r\n Modified by Jeremy Saunders (jeremy@jhouseconsulting.com) 25th September 2023\r\n\r\n#>\r\n\r\n#-------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n# Set Powershell Compatibility Mode\r\nSet-StrictMode -Version 2.0\r\n\r\n# Enable verbose, warning and error mode\r\n$VerbosePreference = 'Continue'\r\n$WarningPreference = 'Continue'\r\n$ErrorPreference = 'Continue'\r\n\r\n#-------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n$StartDTM = (Get-Date)\r\n\r\n# Get the TEMP path\r\n$logPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()\r\n$logPath = $logPath.Substring(0,$logPath.Length-1)\r\n\r\n# Set the logpath to C:\\Windows\\Temp\r\n$logPath = "${env:SystemRoot}" + "\\Temp"\r\n\r\n# Get the script name\r\n$ScriptName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFilenameWithoutExtension($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path.ToString())\r\n\r\n$logFile = "$logPath\\$ScriptName.log"\r\n\r\n# Start the transcript\r\ntry {\r\n Start-Transcript "$logFile"\r\n}\r\ncatch {\r\n Write-Verbose "$(Get-Date -format "dd\/MM\/yyyy HH:mm:ss"): This host does not support transcription"\r\n}\r\n\r\n#------------------------------------\r\n\r\n# Add strings to this array that may be in StubPaths that you want to be excluded from being cleared.\r\n$Excludes = @()\r\n\r\n$ParentPaths = @("HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components","HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components")\r\n$Value = "StubPath"\r\n$BackupValue = "StubPath.Backup-$(Get-Date -format "dd\/MM\/yyyy HH:mm:ss")"\r\n\r\nForEach ($ParentPath in $ParentPaths) {\r\n Get-Childitem "$ParentPath" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | % {\r\n $ValueExist = $False\r\n $ErrorActionPreference = "stop"\r\n Try {\r\n If ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty "$Value") -ne $null) {\r\n $ValueExist = $True\r\n }\r\n }\r\n Catch [System.Exception] {\r\n #$($_.Exception.Message)\r\n }\r\n $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue" \r\n If ($ValueExist) {\r\n Write-Verbose "`"$Value`" found under `"$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)`"" -verbose\r\n $BackupValueExist = $False\r\n $ErrorActionPreference = "stop"\r\n Try {\r\n If ((Get-ItemProperty -Path "$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty "$BackupValue") -ne $null) {\r\n $BackupValueExist = $True\r\n }\r\n }\r\n Catch [System.Exception] {\r\n #$($_.Exception.Message)\r\n }\r\n $ErrorActionPreference = "Continue" \r\n If ($BackupValueExist -eq $False) {\r\n $ParentKey = Get-Item -Path "$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)"\r\n $PropertyValue = $ParentKey.GetValue("$Value")\r\n If ($PropertyValue -ne "") {\r\n Write-Verbose "- Value: $PropertyValue" -verbose\r\n $PropertyType = $ParentKey.GetValueKind("$Value")\r\n $Skip = $False\r\n ForEach ($Exlude in $Excludes) {\r\n If ($PropertyValue -Like "*$Exlude*") {\r\n $Skip = $True\r\n Break\r\n }\r\n }\r\n If ($Skip -eq $False) {\r\n Write-Verbose "- Type: $PropertyType" -verbose\r\n Write-Verbose "- Renaming to `"$BackupValue`"..." -verbose\r\n Rename-ItemProperty -Path "$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)" -Name "$Value" -NewName "$BackupValue"\r\n Write-Verbose "- Creating an empty `"$Value`" value with property type of `"$PropertyType`"..." -verbose\r\n New-ItemProperty -Path "$ParentPath\\$($_.PSChildName)" -Name "$Value" -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value "" Force | Out-Null\r\n } Else {\r\n Write-Verbose "- This $Value value has been excluded. No action will be taken." -verbose\r\n }\r\n } Else {\r\n Write-Verbose "- The value is empty. No action will be taken." -verbose\r\n }\r\n } Else {\r\n Write-Verbose "- The `"$BackupValue`" value already exists." -verbose\r\n }\r\n }\r\n }\r\n}\r\n\r\n#------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWrite-Verbose "Stop logging" -Verbose\r\n$EndDTM = (Get-Date)\r\nWrite-Verbose "Elapsed Time: $(($EndDTM-$StartDTM).TotalSeconds) Seconds" -Verbose\r\nWrite-Verbose "Elapsed Time: $(($EndDTM-$StartDTM).TotalMinutes) Minutes" -Verbose\r\n\r\n# Stop the transcript\r\ntry {\r\n Stop-Transcript\r\n}\r\ncatch {\r\n Write-Verbose "$(Get-Date -format "dd\/MM\/yyyy HH:mm:ss"): This host does not support transcription"\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\nEnjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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