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Get-DbaRegistryRoot

Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net

Get-DbaRegistryRoot View Source Chrissy LeMaire (@cl), netnerds.net Windows, Linux, macOS Synopsis Discovers Windows registry root paths for SQL Server instances to enable direct registry configuration access Description Queries SQL Server WMI to locate the exact Windows registry hive path where each SQL Server instance stores its configuration settings. This eliminates the guesswork when you need to manually edit registry keys for troubleshooting startup issues, modifying trace flags, or automating configuration changes that aren’t exposed through T-SQL or SQL Server Configuration Manager.

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