Contains information about the default user configuration. This field reads the Windows registry base key HKEY_USERS.
Namespace:
Microsoft.Win32
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Users As RegistryKey
Dim value As RegistryKey
value = Registry.Users
public static readonly RegistryKey Users
public:
static initonly RegistryKey^ Users
public static final var Users : RegistryKey
This key contains a branch for each user of the computer. The default configuration is supplied for new users on the local computer and for the default current user if the user has not changed preferences. Because Windows 98/ME also supports Registry.Users, applications can access the user-specific information the same way they do under Windows 2000. Each user's information is stored in a separate file, which can be stored locally or on a network server. Windows 98/ME can copy this file to the user's current system so that settings can move from one computer to another with the user.
The following example demonstrates how to retrieve the subkeys of this key, and prints their names to the screen. Use the OpenSubKey method to create an instance of the particular subkey of interest. You can then use other operations in RegistryKey to manipulate that key.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.Win32
Class Reg
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Create a RegistryKey, which will access the HKEY_USERS
' key in the registry of this machine.
Dim rk As RegistryKey = Registry.Users
' Print out the keys.
PrintKeys(rk)
End Sub
Shared Sub PrintKeys(rkey As RegistryKey)
' Retrieve all the subkeys for the specified key.
Dim names As String() = rkey.GetSubKeyNames()
Dim icount As Integer = 0
Console.WriteLine("Subkeys of " & rkey.Name)
Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------------------")
' Print the contents of the array to the console.
Dim s As String
For Each s In names
Console.WriteLine(s)
' The following code puts a limit on the number
' of keys displayed. Comment it out to print the
' complete list.
icount += 1
If icount >= 10 Then
Exit For
End If
Next s
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using Microsoft.Win32;
class Reg {
public static void Main() {
// Create a RegistryKey, which will access the HKEY_USERS
// key in the registry of this machine.
RegistryKey rk = Registry.Users;
// Print out the keys.
PrintKeys(rk);
}
static void PrintKeys(RegistryKey rkey) {
// Retrieve all the subkeys for the specified key.
String [] names = rkey.GetSubKeyNames();
int icount = 0;
Console.WriteLine("Subkeys of " + rkey.Name);
Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------------------");
// Print the contents of the array to the console.
foreach (String s in names) {
Console.WriteLine(s);
// The following code puts a limit on the number
// of keys displayed. Comment it out to print the
// complete list.
icount++;
if (icount >= 10)
break;
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace Microsoft::Win32;
void PrintKeys( RegistryKey ^ rkey )
{
// Retrieve all the subkeys for the specified key.
array<String^>^names = rkey->GetSubKeyNames();
int icount = 0;
Console::WriteLine( "Subkeys of {0}", rkey->Name );
Console::WriteLine( "-----------------------------------------------" );
// Print the contents of the array to the console.
System::Collections::IEnumerator^ enum0 = names->GetEnumerator();
while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
{
String^ s = safe_cast<String^>(enum0->Current);
Console::WriteLine( s );
// The following code puts a limit on the number
// of keys displayed. Comment it out to print the
// complete list.
icount++;
if ( icount >= 10 )
break;
}
}
int main()
{
// Create a RegistryKey, which will access the HKEY_USERS
// key in the registry of this machine.
RegistryKey ^ rk = Registry::Users;
// Print out the keys.
PrintKeys( rk );
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
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