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How to create a playbook to check for a Windows Registry?
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Playbook checks whether a Windows Registry Key and Value Exists
If TRUE, mark the device as Compliant
If FALSE, mark the device as Non-Compliant
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Registry
We are checking if the “global” key exists, with the value/string “restport”

Task
Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metascan\global
Warning:
We are removing the Computer\ from the path

Conditional Node

Actions
Left: Returns compliant if the registry exists

Right: Returns non-compliant if the registry does not exist

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