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RegistryProxy.PerformanceData Property

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Returns a RegistryKey type, which provides access to HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA.

public:
 property Microsoft::Win32::RegistryKey ^ PerformanceData { Microsoft::Win32::RegistryKey ^ get(); };
public Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey PerformanceData { get; }
member this.PerformanceData : Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
Public ReadOnly Property PerformanceData As RegistryKey

Property Value

RegistryKey

RegistryKey

Examples

This example gets the value ThisSoftware from the MyCompany subkey.

My.Computer.Registry.PerformanceData.GetValue("MyCompany\ThisSoftware")

Remarks

HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA is used to access performance information for software components. Each software component creates keys for its objects and counters when it is installed and writes counter data while it is executing. This data is not stored in the registry, although the registry is used to access it. Instead, calling registry functions via HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA causes the system to collect the data from the appropriate system object managers.

This key cannot normally be written to; attempting to create a subkey on it will throw an IOException.

The RegistryPermission class, which is in the System.Security.Permissions namespace, controls access to registry variables. Registry variables should not be stored in memory locations where code without RegistryPermission can access them. Similarly, when granting permissions, grant the fewest privileges necessary to get the job done.

Registry permission access values are defined by the RegistryPermissionAccess enumeration. The following table details its members.

Value Description
AllAccess Create, read, and write access to registry variables.
Create Create access to registry variables.
NoAccess No access to registry variables.
Read Read access to registry variables.
Write Write access to registry variables.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Registry object.

To See
Create a registry key and set its value How to: Create a Registry Key and Set Its Value
Delete a registry key How to: Delete a Registry Key
Read a value from a registry key How to: Read a Value from a Registry Key

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