Hi everyone! I'm having some trouble getting my PowerShell script to work when I save it as a PS1 file. The code runs perfectly fine in the PowerShell window, but it fails to execute as a script. I believe this is due to permissions since I'm trying to modify a registry key. I'm looking for a straightforward way to run this as a PS1 file without having to manually type out the command every time. Here's the code I'm working with:
```
$RegistryPath = "HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesIntelppm"
$PropertyName = "Start"
$CurrentValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $PropertyName).$PropertyName
Write-Host "Current value of Intelppm Start: $CurrentValue"
Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $PropertyName -Value 4
$NewValue = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $PropertyName).$PropertyName
Write-Host "New value of Intelppm Start: $NewValue"
```
When I try to run it, I get this error:
```
Set-ItemProperty : Requested registry access is not allowed.
```
Any suggestions on how to resolve this would be greatly appreciated!
5 Answers
You'll need to run the PS1 script in an elevated PowerShell window since it tries to make changes to the registry. Right-click on PowerShell and select 'Run as Administrator' before executing your script.
You may want to use `Start-Process` to run your script as an administrator. Here’s a quick function that does that:
```powershell
using namespace System.Security.Principal
function hasAdminRights {
$currentUser = [WindowsPrincipal][WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
return $currentUser.IsInRole([WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")
}
function runThisScriptAsAdmin {
Start-Process powershell "-NoLogo -File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs
}
if (-not (hasAdminRights)) {
runThisScriptAsAdmin
exit
}
```
Place your original code in the script section to run it efficiently.
Running the script with `-ExecutionPolicy Bypass` might also help if you face policy restrictions while executing your script.
Consider adding a `#Requires -RunAsAdministrator` statement to your script. It ensures that the script is run with administrative rights, which is necessary for modifying the registry.
Since you're modifying `HKLM`, you always need admin rights. It would be a good idea to check for admin privileges in your script with a try-catch block, so you can handle any permission issues gracefully.
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