Microsoft.Win32 Namespace ()

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Microsoft.Win32 Namespace

The Microsoft.Win32 namespace provides two types of classes: those that handle events raised by the operating system and those that manipulate the system registry.

Classes

	Class	Description
	CommonDialog	An abstract base class for displaying common Win32 dialogs.
	FileDialog	An abstract base class that encapsulates functionality that is common to file dialogs, including OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.
	IntranetZoneCredentialPolicy	Defines a credential policy to be used for resource requests that are made using WebRequest and its derived classes.
	OpenFileDialog	Represents a common dialog box that allows a user to specify a filename for one or more files to open.
	PowerModeChangedEventArgs	Provides data for the PowerModeChanged event.
	Registry	Provides RegistryKey objects that represent the root keys in the Windows registry, and static methods to access key/value pairs.
	RegistryKey	Represents a key-level node in the Windows registry. This class is a registry encapsulation.
	SaveFileDialog	Represents a common dialog that allows the user to specify a filename to save a file as. SaveFileDialog cannot be used by an application that is executing under partial trust.
	SessionEndedEventArgs	Provides data for the SessionEnded event.
	SessionEndingEventArgs	Provides data for the SessionEnding event.
	SessionSwitchEventArgs	Provides data for the SessionSwitch event.
	SystemEvents	Provides access to system event notifications. This class cannot be inherited.
	TimerElapsedEventArgs	Provides data for the TimerElapsed event.
	UserPreferenceChangedEventArgs	Provides data for the UserPreferenceChanged event.
	UserPreferenceChangingEventArgs	Provides data for the UserPreferenceChanging event.

Delegates

	Delegate	Description
	PowerModeChangedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the PowerModeChanged event.
	SessionEndedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the SessionEnded event.
	SessionEndingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the SessionEnding event from the operating system.
	SessionSwitchEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the SessionSwitch event.
	TimerElapsedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the TimerElapsed event.
	UserPreferenceChangedEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the UserPreferenceChanged event.
	UserPreferenceChangingEventHandler	Represents the method that will handle the UserPreferenceChanging event.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	PowerModes	Defines identifiers for power mode events reported by the operating system.
	RegistryHive	Represents the possible values for a top-level node on a foreign machine.
	RegistryKeyPermissionCheck	Specifies whether security checks are performed when opening registry keys and accessing their name/value pairs.
	RegistryValueKind	Specifies the data types to use when storing values in the registry, or identifies the data type of a value in the registry.
	RegistryValueOptions	Specifies optional behavior when retrieving name/value pairs from a registry key.
	SessionEndReasons	Defines identifiers that represent how the current logon session is ending.
	SessionSwitchReason	Defines identifiers used to represent the type of a session switch event.
	UserPreferenceCategory	Defines identifiers that represent categories of user preferences.