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Add error handling for registry key creation to diagnose access failures #4

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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions "b/C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\pwsh.ps1"
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Expand Up @@ -496,8 +496,20 @@ $Steps = @(
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New-Item -Path $RegistryBase -Force | Out-Null
New-Item -Path $StepsKey -Force | Out-Null
try {
if (-not (Test-Path $RegistryBase)) {
New-Item -Path $RegistryBase -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
}
if (-not (Test-Path $StepsKey)) {
New-Item -Path $StepsKey -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
}
Write-Log "Registry keys initialized successfully." 'INFO'
} catch {
Write-Log "Failed to create registry keys in HKLM:\Software\PwshSetup: $($_.Exception.Message)" 'ERROR'
Write-Log "This may be due to insufficient permissions or WOW64 registry redirection." 'ERROR'
Write-Log "Please run as Administrator with elevated privileges, or check registry permissions." 'ERROR'
throw "Registry access denied. Exit:1"
}

try {
Invoke-Preflight
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