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How to fix “A drive with the name ‘HKU’ does not exist” on Powershell<\/p>\n

The error:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cannot find drive. A drive with the name ‘HKU’ does not exist.
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKU:String) [Remove-Item], DriveNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand
+ PSComputerName : clt64792<\/p>\n

By default, only the following PowerShell drives referencing registry locations are defined:<\/p>\n

PS> Get-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry<\/p>\n

Name Used (GB) Free (GB) Provider Root CurrentLocation
—- ——— ——— ——– —- —————
HKCU Registry HKEY_CURRENT_USER
HKLM Registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/p>\n

You have to define HKU: before you can use it.
# Define drive HKU:
New-PSDrive -PSProvider Registry -Name HKU -Root HKEY_USERS
# Now you can use HKU:\\… paths<\/p>\n

Or, you can use provider prefix registry:: with the native registry path, which is simpler for ad-hoc use:<\/p>\n

# E.g.
Get-ChildItem registry::HKEY_USERS\\.DEFAULT<\/p>\n

Below, please find a sample command:<\/p>\n

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $inputPC -ScriptBlock {
Remove-Item ‘registry::HKEY_USERS\\S-1-5-25\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\RunOnce’
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How to fix “A drive with the name ‘HKU’ does not exist” on Powershell The error: \u00a0 Cannot find drive. A drive with the name ‘HKU’ does not exist.+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (HKU:String) [Remove-Item], DriveNotFoundException+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand+ PSComputerName : clt64792 By default, only the following PowerShell drives referencing registry locations are defined: PS> Get-PSDrive Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[1822,1823],"class_list":["post-5186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","category-windows-7-8-10","tag-a-drive-with-the-name-hku-does-not-exist","tag-a-drive-with-the-name-hku-does-not-exist-powershell"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t