win_regedit: rewrite to support edge cases and fix issues (#26468)

* win_regedit: rewrite to support edge cases and fix issues

* fix up byte handling of single bytes and minor doc fix

* removed unused method

* updated with requested changes

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_regedit.ps1

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This file is part of Ansible
 #
 # (c) 2015, Adam Keech <akeech@chathamfinancial.com>, Josh Ludwig <jludwig@chathamfinancial.com>
+# (c) 2017, Jordan Borean <jborean93@gmail.com>
 #
 # Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -21,15 +22,16 @@
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
-$params = Parse-Args $args -supports_check_mode $true
+$params = Parse-Args -arguments $args -supports_check_mode $true
 $check_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_check_mode" -type "bool" -default $false
-$diff_support = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_diff" -type "bool" -default $false
+$diff_mode = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "_ansible_diff" -type "bool" -default $false
 
-$path = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "path" -type "string" -failifempty $true -aliases "key"
+$path = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "path" -type "str" -failifempty $true -aliases "key"
-$name = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "name" -type "string" -aliases "entry","value"
+$name = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "name" -type "str" -aliases "entry","value"
 $data = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "data"
-$type = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "type" -type "string" -validateSet "none","binary","dword","expandstring","multistring","string","qword" -aliases "datatype" -default "string"
+$type = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "type" -type "str" -default "string" -validateset "none","binary","dword","expandstring","multistring","string","qword" -aliases "datatype"
-$state = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "state" -type "string" -validateSet "present","absent" -default "present"
+$state = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "state" -type "str" -default "present" -validateset "present","absent"
+$delete_key = Get-AnsibleParam -obj $params -name "delete_key" -type "bool" -default $true
 
 $result = @{
     changed = $false
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ $result = @{
     data_type_changed = $false
 }
 
-if ($diff_support) {
+if ($diff_mode) {
     $result.diff = @{
         prepared = ""
     }
@@ -45,289 +47,292 @@ if ($diff_support) {
 
 # Fix HCCC:\ PSDrive for pre-2.3 compatibility
 if ($path -match "^HCCC:\\") {
-    Add-Warning $result "Please use path: HKCC:\... instead of path: $path"
+    Add-DeprecationWarning -obj $result -message "Please use path: HKCC:\... instead of path: $path" -version 2.6
     $path = $path -replace "HCCC:\\","HKCC:\\"
 }
 
-# Check that the registry path is in PSDrive format: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU
+# fire a warning if the property name isn't specified, the (Default) key ($null) can only be a string
-if (-not ($path -match "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\")) {
+if ($name -eq $null -and $type -ne "string") {
-    Fail-Json $result "path: $path is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples."
+    Add-Warning -obj $result -message "the data type when name is not specified can only be 'string', the type has automatically been converted"
-} 
+    $type = "string"
-
-Function Test-ValueData {
-    Param (
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $Path,
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] $Name
-    )
-
-    try {
-        Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name | Out-Null
-        return $true
-    } catch {
-        return $false
-    }
 }
 
-# Returns true if registry data matches.
+# Check that the registry path is in PSDrive format: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU
-# Handles binary, integer(dword) and string registry data
+if ($path -notmatch "^HK(CC|CR|CU|LM|U):\\") {
-Function Compare-Data {
+    Fail-Json $result "path: $path is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples."
-    Param (
+}
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] $ReferenceData,
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [AllowEmptyString()] [AllowNull()] $DifferenceData
-    )
 
-    if ($ReferenceData -eq $null) {
+# Create the required PSDrives if missing
-        if ($DifferenceData -eq $null) {
+$registry_hive = Split-Path -Path $path -Qualifier
-            return $true
+if ($registry_hive -eq "HKCR:" -and (-not (Test-Path HKCR:\))) {
-        } else {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
-            return $false
+}
-        }
+if ($registry_hive -eq "HKU:" -and (-not (Test-Path HKU:\))) {
-    } elseif ($ReferenceData -is [object[]]) {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKU -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_USERS
-        if (@(Compare-Object $ReferenceData $DifferenceData -SyncWindow 0).Length -eq 0) {
+}
-            return $true
+if ($registry_hive -eq "HKCC:" -and (-not (Test-Path HKCC:\))) {
-        } else {
+    New-PSDrive -Name HKCC -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
-            return $false
-        }
-    } else {
-        if ($ReferenceData -ceq $DifferenceData) {
-            return $true
-        } else {
-            return $false
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 # Simplified version of Convert-HexStringToByteArray from
 # https://cyber-defense.sans.org/blog/2010/02/11/powershell-byte-array-hex-convert
 # Expects a hex in the format you get when you run reg.exe export,
 # and converts to a byte array so powershell can modify binary registry entries
-function Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray {
+# import format is like 'hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef'
-    Param (
+Function Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray($string) {
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [String] $String
-    )
-
     # Remove 'hex:' from the front of the string if present
-    $String = $String.ToLower() -replace '^hex\:',''
+    $string = $string.ToLower() -replace '^hex\:',''
 
     # Remove whitespace and any other non-hex crud.
-    $String = $String.ToLower() -replace '[^a-f0-9\\,x\-\:]',''
+    $string = $string -replace '[^a-f0-9\\,x\-\:]',''
 
     # Turn commas into colons
-    $String = $String -replace ',',':'
+    $string = $string -replace ',',':'
 
     # Maybe there's nothing left over to convert...
-    if ($String.Length -eq 0) {
+    if ($string.Length -eq 0) {
         return ,@()
     }
 
     # Split string with or without colon delimiters.
-    if ($String.Length -eq 1) {
+    if ($string.Length -eq 1) {
-        return ,@([System.Convert]::ToByte($String,16))
+        return ,@([System.Convert]::ToByte($string,16))
-    } elseif (($String.Length % 2 -eq 0) -and ($String.IndexOf(":") -eq -1)) {
+    } elseif (($string.Length % 2 -eq 0) -and ($string.IndexOf(":") -eq -1)) {
-        return ,@($String -split '([a-f0-9]{2})' | foreach-object { if ($_) {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)}})
+        return ,@($string -split '([a-f0-9]{2})' | foreach-object { if ($_) {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)}})
-    } elseif ($String.IndexOf(":") -ne -1) {
+    } elseif ($string.IndexOf(":") -ne -1) {
-        return ,@($String -split ':+' | foreach-object {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)})
+        return ,@($string -split ':+' | foreach-object {[System.Convert]::ToByte($_,16)})
     } else {
         return ,@()
     }
 }
 
-# Create the required PSDrives if missing
+Function Test-RegistryProperty($path, $name) {
-if (-not (Test-Path HKCR:\)) {
+    # will validate if the registry key contains the property, returns true
-    New-PSDrive -Name HKCR -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
+    # if the property exists and false if the property does not
-}
+    try {
-if (-not (Test-Path HKU:\)) {
+        $value = (Get-Item -Path $path).GetValue($name)
-    New-PSDrive -Name HKU -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_USERS
+        # need to do it this way return ($value -eq $null) does not work
-}
+        if ($value -eq $null) {
-if (-not (Test-Path HKCC:\)) {
+            return $false
-    New-PSDrive -Name HKCC -PSProvider Registry -Root HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
+        } else {
-}
+            return $true
-
+        }
-
+    } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {
-# Convert HEX string to binary if type binary
+        # key didn't exist so the property mustn't
-if ($type -eq "binary" -and $data -ne $null -and $data -is [string]) {
+        return $false
-    $data = Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray($data)
-}
-
-# Special case handling for the path's default property.
-if ($name -eq "" -or ($name -ne $null -and $name.ToLower() -eq "(default)")) {
-    # Apparently, "(default)" cannot be of type expandstring, do it ourselves
-    if ($type -eq "expandstring" -and $data -ne $null -and $data -is [string]) {
-        $data = Expand-Environment($data)
     }
-    $name = "(default)"
-    $type = "string"
 }
 
-# Support REG_NONE with empty value
+Function Compare-RegistryProperties($existing, $new) {
-# FIXME: REG_NONE support is not idempotent yet
+    $mismatch = $false
-if ($type -eq "none" -or $data -eq $null) {
+    if ($existing -is [Array]) {
-    $data = New-Object byte[] 0
+        if ((Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $existing -DifferenceObject $new -SyncWindow 0).Length -ne 0) {
-#    $data = ([byte[]] @())
+            $mismatch = $true
+        }
+    } else {
+        if ($existing -cne $new) {
+            $mismatch = $true
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $mismatch
 }
 
+# convert property names "" to $null as "" refers to (Default)
+if ($name -eq "") {
+    $name = $null
+}
+
+# convert the data to the required format
+if ($type -in @("binary", "none")) {
+    if ($data -eq $null) {
+        $data = ""
+    }
+
+    # convert the data from string to byte array if in hex: format
+    if ($data -is [String]) {
+        $data = [byte[]](Convert-RegExportHexStringToByteArray -string $data)
+    } elseif ($data -is [Int]) {
+        if ($data -gt 255) {
+            Fail-Json $result "cannot convert binary data '$data' to byte array, please specify this value as a yaml byte array or a comma separated hex value string"
+        }
+        $data = [byte[]]@([byte]$data)
+    } elseif ($data -is [Array]) {
+        $data = [byte[]]$data
+    }
+} elseif ($type -in @("dword", "qword")) {
+    # dword's and dword's don't allow null values, set to 0
+    if ($data -eq $null) {
+        $data = 0
+    }
+
+    if ($data -is [String]) {
+        # if the data is a string we need to convert it to an unsigned int64
+        # it needs to be unsigned as Ansible passes in an unsigned value while
+        # powershell uses a signed data type. The value will then be converted
+        # below
+        $data = [UInt64]$data
+    }
+
+    if ($type -eq "dword") {
+        if ($data -gt [UInt32]::MaxValue) {
+            Fail-Json $result "data cannot be larger than 0xffffffff when type is dword"
+        } elseif ($data -gt [Int32]::MaxValue) {
+            # when dealing with larger int32 (> 2147483647 or 0x7FFFFFFF) powershell
+            # automatically converts it to a signed int64. We need to convert this to
+            # signed int32 by parsing the hex string value.
+            $data = "0x$("{0:x}" -f $data)"
+        }
+        $data = [Int32]$data
+    } else {
+        if ($data -gt [UInt64]::MaxValue) {
+            Fail-Json $result "data cannot be larger than 0xffffffffffffffff when type is qword"
+        } elseif ($data -gt [Int64]::MaxValue) {
+            $data = "0x$("{0:x}" -f $data)"
+        }
+        $data = [Int64]$data
+    }
+} elseif ($type -in @("string", "expandstring")) {
+    # a null string or expandstring must be empty quotes
+    if ($data -eq $null) {
+        $data = ""
+    }
+} elseif ($type -eq "multistring") {
+    # convert the data for a multistring to a String[] array
+    if ($data -eq $null) {
+        $data = [String[]]@()
+    } elseif ($data -isnot [Array]) {
+        $new_data = New-Object -TypeName String[] -ArgumentList 1
+        $new_data[0] = $data.ToString([CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
+        $data = $new_data
+    } else {
+        $new_data = New-Object -TypeName String[] -ArgumentList $data.Count
+        foreach ($entry in $data) {
+            $new_data[$data.IndexOf($entry)] = $entry.ToString([CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
+        }
+        $data = $new_data
+    }
+}
+
+
+# convert the type string to the .NET class
+$type = [System.Enum]::Parse([Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind], $type, $true)
+
 if ($state -eq "present") {
-
+    if (-not (Test-Path -path $path)) {
-    if ((Test-Path $path) -and $name -ne $null) {
+        # the key doesn't exist, create it so the next steps work
-
+        try {
-        if (Test-ValueData -Path $path -Name $name) {
+            New-Item -Path $path -Type directory -Force -WhatIf:$check_mode
-
+        } catch {
-            # Handle binary data
+            Fail-Json $result "failed to create registry key at $($path): $($_.Exception.Message)"
-            $old_data = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $path | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $name)
-
-            if ($name -eq "(default)") {
-                # Special case handling for the path's default property.
-                # Because .GetValueKind() doesn't work for the (default) path property
-                $old_type = "String".ToLower()
-            } else {
-                $old_type = (Get-Item $path).GetValueKind($name).ToString().ToLower()
-            }
-
-            if ($type -ne $old_type) {
-                # Changes Data and DataType
-                if (-not $check_mode) {
-                    try {
-                        if ($name.ToLower() -eq "(default)") {
-                            $null = $(Get-Item -Path $path -ErrorAction 'Stop').OpenSubKey('','ReadWriteSubTree').SetValue($null,$data)
-                        } else {
-                            Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
-                            New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force | Out-Null
-                        }
-                    } catch {
-                        Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-                    }
-                }
-                $result.changed = $true
-                $result.data_changed = $true
-                $result.data_type_changed = $true
-
-                if ($diff_support) {
-                    $result.diff.prepared += @"
- [$path]
--"$name" = "$old_type`:$data"
-+"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-"@
-                }
-
-            # FIXME: Compare-Data fails to work for null-length byte arrays
-            } elseif (-not (Compare-Data -ReferenceData $old_data -DifferenceData $data)) {
-                # Changes Only Data
-                if (-not $check_mode) {
-                    try {
-                        if ($type -eq "none") {
-                            Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
-                            New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force | Out-Null
-                        } else {
-                            Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data
-                        }
-                    } catch {
-                        Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-                    }
-                }
-                $result.changed = $true
-                $result.data_changed = $true
-
-                if ($diff_support) {
-                    $result.diff.prepared += @"
- [$path]
--"$name" = "$type`:$old_data"
-+"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-"@
-                }
-
-            } else {
-                # Nothing to do, everything is already as requested
-            }
-
-        } else {
-            # Add missing entry
-            if (-not $check_mode) {
-                try {
-                    New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type | Out-Null
-                } Catch {
-                    Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-                }
-            }
-            $result.changed = $true
-
-            if ($diff_support) {
-                $result.diff.prepared += @"
- [$path]
-+"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-"@
-            }
-
-        }
-
-    } elseif (-not (Test-Path $path)) {
-
-        if (-not $check_mode) {
-            try {
-                $new_path = New-Item $path -Type directory -Force
-                if ($name -ne $null) {
-                    $new_path | New-ItemProperty -Name $name -Value $data -PropertyType $type -Force | Out-Null
-                }
-            } catch {
-                Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-            }
         }
         $result.changed = $true
 
-        if ($diff_support) {
+        if ($diff_mode) {
             $result.diff.prepared += @"
-+[$path"]
++[$path]            
 "@
-            if ($name -ne $null) {
-                $result.diff.prepared += @"
-+"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-"@
-            }
         }
-
     }
 
-} elseif ($state -eq "absent") {
+    if (Test-RegistryProperty -path $path -name $name) {
-
+        # property exists, need to compare the values and type
-    if (Test-Path $path) {
+        $existing_key = Get-Item -Path $path
-        if ($name -eq $null) {
+        $existing_type = $existing_key.GetValueKind($name)
+        $existing_data = $existing_key.GetValue($name, $false, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueOptions]::DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames)
+        $change_value = $false
+        
+        if ($type -ne $existing_type) {
+            $change_value = $true
+            $result.data_type_changed = $true
+            $data_mismatch = Compare-RegistryProperties -existing $existing_data -new $data
+            if ($data_mismatch) {
+                $result.data_changed = $true
+            }
+        } else {
+            $data_mismatch = Compare-RegistryProperties -existing $existing_data -new $data
+            if ($data_mismatch) {
+                $change_value = $true
+                $result.data_changed = $true
+            }
+        }
 
+        if ($change_value) {
             if (-not $check_mode) {
                 try {
-                    Remove-Item -Path $path -Recurse
+                    (Get-Item -Path $path).OpenSubKey($null, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree).SetValue($name, $data, $type)
                 } catch {
-                    Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
+                    Fail-Json $result "failed to change registry property '$name' at $($path): $($_.Exception.Message)"
                 }
             }
             $result.changed = $true
 
-            if ($diff_support) {
+            if ($diff_mode) {
                 $result.diff.prepared += @"
--[$path]
+[$path]
--"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+-"$name" = "$existing_type`:$existing_data"
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"               
 "@
             }
-
-        } elseif (Test-ValueData -Path $path -Name $name) {
-
-            if (-not $check_mode) {
-                try {
-                    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name $name
-                } catch {
-                    Fail-Json $result $_.Exception.Message
-                }
-            }
-            $result.changed = $true
-
-            if ($diff_support) {
-                $result.diff.prepared += @"
- [$path]
--"$name" = "$type`:$data"
-"@
-            }
-
         }
     } else {
-        # Nothing to do, everything is already as requested
+        # property doesn't exist just create a new one
+        if (-not $check_mode) {
+            try {
+                (Get-Item -Path $path).OpenSubKey($null, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree).SetValue($name, $data, $type)
+            } catch {
+                Fail-Json $result "failed to change registry property '$name' at $($path): $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            }
+        }
+        $result.changed = $true
+        if ($diff_mode) {
+            $result.diff.prepared += @"
+[$path]
++"$name" = "$type`:$data"
+"@
+        }
+    }
+} else {
+    if (Test-Path -path $path) {
+        if ($delete_key -and $name -eq $null) {
+            # the clear_key flag is set and name is null so delete the entire key
+            try {
+                Remove-Item -Path $path -Force -Recurse -WhatIf:$check_mode
+            } catch {
+                Fail-Json $result "failed to delete registry key at $($path): $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            }
+            $result.changed = $true
+
+            if ($diff_mode) {
+                $result.diff.prepared += @"
+-[$path]
+"@
+            }
+        } else {
+            # the clear_key flag is set or name is not null, check whether we need to delete a property
+            if (Test-RegistryProperty -path $path -name $name) {
+                $existing_key = Get-Item -Path $path
+                $existing_type = $existing_key.GetValueKind($name)
+                $existing_data = $existing_key.GetValue($name, $false, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueOptions]::DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames)
+
+                # cannot use Remove-ItemProperty as it fails when deleting the (Default) key ($name = $null)
+                if (-not $check_mode) {
+                    try {
+                        (Get-Item -Path $path).OpenSubKey($null, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKeyPermissionCheck]::ReadWriteSubTree).DeleteValue($name)
+                    } catch {
+                        Fail-Json $result "failed to delete registry property '$name' at $($path): $($_.Exception.Message)"
+                    }
+                }
+                $result.changed = $true
+
+                if ($diff_mode) {
+                    $result.diff.prepared += @"
+[$path]
+-"$name" = "$existing_type`:$existing_data"
+"@
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 

lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_regedit.py

@@ -29,55 +29,69 @@ ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: win_regedit
-version_added: "2.0"
+version_added: '2.0'
 short_description: Add, change, or remove registry keys and values
 description:
-    - Add, modify or remove registry keys and values.
+- Add, modify or remove registry keys and values.
-    - More information about the windows registry from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry).
+- More information about the windows registry from Wikipedia
+  U(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Registry).
 options:
   path:
     description:
-      - Name of registry path.
+    - Name of the registry path.
-      - 'Should be in one of the following registry hives: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU.'
+    - 'Should be in one of the following registry hives: HKCC, HKCR, HKCU,
+      HKLM, HKU.'
     required: true
     aliases: [ key ]
   name:
     description:
-      - Name of registry entry in C(path).
+    - Name of the registry entry in the above C(path) parameters.
-      - This is an entry in the above C(key) parameter.
+    - If not provided, or empty then the '(Default)' property for the key will
-      - If not provided, or empty we use the default name '(default)'.
+      be used.
     aliases: [ entry ]
   data:
     description:
-      - Value of the registry entry C(name) in C(path).
+    - Value of the registry entry C(name) in C(path).
-      - Binary data should be expressed a yaml byte array or as comma separated hex values.  An easy way to generate this is to run C(regedit.exe) and
+    - If not specified then the value for the property will be null for the
-        use the I(Export) option to save the registry values to a file.  In the exported file binary values will look like C(hex:be,ef,be,ef).
+      corresponding C(type).
-        The C(hex:) prefix is optional.
+    - Binary and None data should be expressed in a yaml byte array or as comma
+      separated hex values.
+    - An easy way to generate this is to run C(regedit.exe) and use the
+      I(export) option to save the registry values to a file.
+    - In the exported file, binary value will look like C(hex:be,ef,be,ef), the
+      C(hex:) prefix is optional.
+    - DWORD and QWORD values should either be represented as a decimal number
+      or a hex value.
+    - Multistring values should be passed in as a list.
+    - See the examples for more details on how to format this data.
   type:
     description:
-      - Registry value data type.
+    - The registry value data type.
-    choices:
+    choices: [ binary, dword, expandstring, multistring, string, qword ]
-      - binary
-      - dword
-      - expandstring
-      - multistring
-      - string
-      - qword
     default: string
     aliases: [ datatype ]
   state:
     description:
-      - State of registry entry.
+    - The state of the registry entry.
-    choices:
+    choices: [ present, absent ]
-      - present
-      - absent
     default: present
+  delete_key:
+    description:
+    - When C(state) is 'absent' then this will delete the entire key.
+    - If this is False then it will only clear out the '(Default)' property for
+      that key.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'yes'
+    version_added: '2.4'
 notes:
 - Check-mode C(-C/--check) and diff output C(-D/--diff) are supported, so that you can test every change against the active configuration before
   applying changes.
 - Beware that some registry hives (C(HKEY_USERS) in particular) do not allow to create new registry paths.
-- Since ansible 2.4, when checking if a string registry value has changed, a case-sensitive test is used.  Previously the test was case-insensitive.
+- Since ansible 2.4, when checking if a string registry value has changed, a case-sensitive test is used. Previously the test was case-insensitive.
-author: "Adam Keech (@smadam813), Josh Ludwig (@joshludwig)"
+author:
+- Adam Keech (@smadam813)
+- Josh Ludwig (@joshludwig)
+- Jordan Borean (@jborean93)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = r'''
@@ -91,27 +105,48 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     name: hello
     data: world
 
-- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing 1337
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with dword entry 'hello', and containing 1337 as the decimal value
   win_regedit:
     path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
     name: hello
     data: 1337
     type: dword
 
-- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing binary data in hex-string format
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with dword entry 'hello', and containing 0xff2500ae as the hex value
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    name: hello
+    data: 0xff2500ae
+    type: dword
+
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with binary entry 'hello', and containing binary data in hex-string format
   win_regedit:
     path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
     name: hello
     data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
     type: binary
 
-- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with entry 'hello', and containing binary data in yaml format
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with binary entry 'hello', and containing binary data in yaml format
   win_regedit:
     path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
     name: hello
     data: [0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef,0xbe,0xef]
     type: binary
 
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with expand string entry 'hello'
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    name: hello
+    data: '%appdata%\local'
+    type: expandstring
+
+- name: Add or update registry path MyCompany, with multi string entry 'hello'
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    name: hello
+    data: ['hello', 'world']
+    type: multistring
+
 - name: Disable keyboard layout hotkey for all users (changes existing)
   win_regedit:
     path: HKU:\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Toggle
@@ -130,6 +165,13 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
   win_regedit:
     path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
     state: absent
+    delete_key: yes
+
+- name: Clear the existing (Default) entry at path MyCompany
+  win_regedit:
+    path: HKCU:\Software\MyCompany
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: no
 
 - name: Remove entry 'hello' from registry path MyCompany
   win_regedit:

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/defaults/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+test_win_regedit_local_key: HKLM:\Software\Cow Corp
+test_win_regedit_classes_key: HKCR:\.test-ansible

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/meta/main.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-dependencies:
-  - prepare_win_tests

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/tasks/create_tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+# repeatable tests for each key type
+# takes in the following variables
+#   test_win_regedit_key_type: the type of key
+#   test_win_regedit_key_expected_type: the expected key type
+#   test_win_regedit_key_data1: the data to create first
+#   test_win_regedit_key_data2: the data to change tp
+#   test_win_regedit_key_expected_value_null: the expected value for a null key
+#   test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1: the expected value for the data1
+#   test_win_regedit_key_expected_value2: the expected value for the data2
+---
+- name: create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: empty_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: null_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual on null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: empty_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: null_actual_check
+
+- name: assert create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - null_check|changed
+    - null_check.data_changed == False
+    - null_check.data_type_changed == False
+    - null_actual_check.exists == False
+
+- name: create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: empty_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: null_create
+
+- name: get actual on null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: empty_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: null_create_actual
+
+- name: assert create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - null_create|changed
+    - null_create.data_changed == False
+    - null_create.data_type_changed == False
+    - null_create_actual.exists == True
+    - null_create_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value_null
+    - null_create_actual.type == test_win_regedit_key_expected_type
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type not in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+# dword and qword are different, need to convert the expected value null to an int
+- name: assert create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} for dword and qword
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - null_create|changed
+    - null_create.data_changed == False
+    - null_create.data_type_changed == False
+    - null_create_actual.exists == True
+    - null_create_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value_null|int
+    - null_create_actual.type == test_win_regedit_key_expected_type
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+- name: create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: empty_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: null_create_again
+
+- name: assert create a null {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not null_create_again|changed
+
+- name: create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data1}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: data_create_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual on {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: data_create_actual_check
+
+- name: assert create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - data_create_check|changed
+    - data_create_check.data_changed == False
+    - data_create_check.data_type_changed == False
+    - data_create_actual_check.exists == False
+
+- name: create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data1}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: data_create
+
+- name: get actual on {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: data_create_actual
+
+- name: assert create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - data_create|changed
+    - data_create.data_changed == False
+    - data_create.data_type_changed == False
+    - data_create_actual.exists == True
+    - data_create_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1
+    - data_create_actual.type == test_win_regedit_key_expected_type
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type not in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+- name: debug 1
+  debug:
+    var: test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1
+
+- name: debug 2
+  debug:
+    var: test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1|int
+
+- name: assert create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} for dword or qword
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - data_create|changed
+    - data_create.data_changed == False
+    - data_create.data_type_changed == False
+    - data_create_actual.exists == True
+    - data_create_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1|int
+    - data_create_actual.type == test_win_regedit_key_expected_type
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+- name: create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data1}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: data_create_again
+
+- name: assert create a {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not data_create_again|changed
+
+- name: change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data2}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: change_data_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: change_data_actual_check
+
+- name: assert change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - change_data_check|changed
+    - change_data_check.data_changed == True
+    - change_data_check.data_type_changed == False
+    - change_data_actual_check == data_create_actual
+
+- name: change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data2}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: change_data
+
+- name: get actual of change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+  register: change_data_actual
+
+- name: assert change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - change_data|changed
+    - change_data.data_changed == True
+    - change_data.data_type_changed == False
+    - change_data_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value2
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type not in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+- name: assert change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data for dword or qword
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - change_data|changed
+    - change_data.data_changed == True
+    - change_data.data_type_changed == False
+    - change_data_actual.raw_value == test_win_regedit_key_expected_value2|int
+  when: test_win_regedit_key_type in ['dword', 'qword']
+
+- name: change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}
+    data: '{{test_win_regedit_key_data2}}'
+    type: '{{test_win_regedit_key_type}}'
+    state: present
+  register: change_data_again
+
+- name: assert change existing {{test_win_regedit_key_type}} data again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not change_data_again|changed

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,473 +1,93 @@
-# test code for the win_regedit module
+---
-# (c) 2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+- name: make sure testing keys are removed before test
-
-# This file is part of Ansible
-#
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# clear the area of the registry we are using for tests
-
-# test mangled registry key gets caught following https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/2412
-
-- name: test mangled registry key is caught (avoids bizare error message from powershell)
   win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU\Software
+    path: '{{item}}'
-    value: invalid_key
+    delete_key: yes
-    data: invalid_key
-    datatype: string
-  register: check00_result
-  ignore_errors: True
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check00_result.failed == true"
-      - "check00_result.msg == 'path: HKCU\\Software is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples.'"
-
-- name: remove setting
-  win_regedit:
-    key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
     state: absent
-
+  with_items:
-- name: check basic set works
+  - '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
-  win_regedit:
+  - '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+
-    value: hello
+- block:
-    data: world
+  - name: run old tests for PR only
-  register: check01_result
+    include_tasks: old_tests.yml
-
+
-- assert:
+  - name: run tests for each property type
-    that:
+    include_tasks: create_tests.yml
-      - "check01_result.changed == true"
+    vars:
-
+      test_win_regedit_key_type: '{{item.type}}'
-- name: check that setting the same again is not changed
+      test_win_regedit_key_expected_type: '{{item.reg_type}}'
-  win_regedit:
+      test_win_regedit_key_data1: '{{item.data1}}'
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+      test_win_regedit_key_data2: '{{item.data2}}'
-    value: hello
+      test_win_regedit_key_expected_value_null: '{{item.value_null}}'
-    data: world
+      test_win_regedit_key_expected_value1: '{{item.value1}}'
-  register: check02_result
+      test_win_regedit_key_expected_value2: '{{item.value2}}'
-
+    items:
-- assert:
+    - type: dword
-    that:
+      reg_type: REG_DWORD
-      - "check02_result.changed == false"
+      data1: 1337 # decimal format
-
+      data2: 0xffffffff # hex format and larger number
-# binary mode checks
+      value_null: 0
-# tests with 'hex:' prefix (as intended)
+      value1: 1337
-
+      value2: 4294967295
-- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix
+
-  win_regedit:
+    - type: qword
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+      reg_type: REG_QWORD
-    value: hellobinary
+      data1: 18446744073709551615 # larger decimal format
-    data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+      data2: 0x1ffffffff # hex format and larger number
-    datatype: binary
+      value_null: 0
-  register: check03_result
+      value1: 18446744073709551615
-
+      value2: 8589934591
-- assert:
+
-    that:
+    - type: string
-      - "check03_result.changed == true"
+      reg_type: REG_SZ
-
+      data1: hello world
-- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
+      data2: new hello world
-  win_regedit:
+      value_null: ""
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+      value1: hello world
-    value: hellobinary
+      value2: new hello world
-    data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+
-    datatype: binary
+    - type: expandstring
-  register: check04_result
+      reg_type: REG_EXPAND_SZ
-
+      data1: '%windir%\test'
-- assert:
+      data2: '%AppData%\local'
-    that:
+      value_null: ""
-      - "check04_result.changed == false"
+      value1: '%windir%\test'
-
+      value2: '%AppData%\local'
-- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
+
-  win_regedit:
+    - type: multistring
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+      reg_type: REG_MULTI_SZ
-    value: hellobinary
+      data1: 'entry1' # test single entry as multi string
-    data: hex:de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef
+      data2: ['entry1', 2]
-    datatype: binary
+      value_null: []
-  register: check05_result
+      value1: ['entry1']
-
+      value2: ['entry1', '2']
-- assert:
+
-    that:
+    - type: binary
-      - "check05_result.changed == true"
+      reg_type: REG_BINARY
-
+      data1: hex:00,01,ee,ff # testing hex string format with hex: in front
-# reset
+      data2: [0xff, 0xee, 0x01, 0x00] # testing using just raw hex values
-- name: reset test
+      value_null: []
-  win_regedit:
+      value1: ["0x00", "0x01", "0xee", "0xff"]
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+      value2: ["0xff", "0xee", "0x01", "0x00"]
-    value: hellobinary
+
-    state: absent
+    - type: none
-  register: check06_result
+      reg_type: REG_NONE
-
+      data1: aa,bb,be,ef # testing hex string format with hex: in front
-- assert:
+      data2: [0x01, 0x02]
-    that:
+      value_null: []
-      - "check06_result.changed == true"
+      value1: ["0xaa", "0xbb", "0xbe", "0xef"]
-
+      value2: ["0x01", "0x02"]
-# check without hex(colon) prefix
+
-
+  - name: run remaining tests
-# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
+    include_tasks: tests.yml
-- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix
+
-  win_regedit:
+  always:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+  - name: make sure testing keys are removed after test
-    value: hellobinary
+    win_regedit:
-    data: be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+      path: '{{item}}'
-    datatype: binary
+      delete_key: yes
-  register: check13_result
+      state: absent
-
+    with_items:
-- assert:
+    - '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
-    that:
+    - '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
-      - "check13_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check14_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check14_result.changed == false"
-
-- name: check binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check15_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check15_result.changed == true"
-
-# reset
-- name: reset test
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    state: absent
-  register: check16_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check16_result.changed == true"
-
-# check mixed case hex values with hex: prefix
-
-- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check23_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check23_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check24_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check24_result.changed == false"
-
-- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check25_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check25_result.changed == true"
-
-# reset
-- name: reset test
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    state: absent
-  register: check26_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check26_result.changed == true"
-
-# check mixed case without hex: prefix
-
-# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
-- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check33_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check33_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check34_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check34_result.changed == false"
-
-- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check35_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check35_result.changed == true"
-
-# reset
-- name: reset test
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    state: absent
-  register: check36_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check36_result.changed == true"
-
-# check colon separated hex values with hex: prefix
-
-- name: check colon separated hex values with hex(colon) prefix
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check43_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check43_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check44_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check44_result.changed == false"
-
-- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: hex:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check45_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check45_result.changed == true"
-
-# reset
-- name: reset test
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    state: absent
-  register: check46_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check46_result.changed == true"
-
-# check colon separated hex values without hex(colon) prefix
-
-# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
-- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check53_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check53_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check colon separated binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check54_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check54_result.changed == false"
-
-- name: check colon separated binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    data: de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef
-    datatype: binary
-  register: check55_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check55_result.changed == true"
-
-# reset
-- name: reset test
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hellobinary
-    state: absent
-  register: check56_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check56_result.changed == true"
-
-# test empty data value (some things depend on this, having no data is not equivalent)
-
-- name: set an empty data value
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: helloempty
-    data: ""
-  register: check61_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check61_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: set an empty data value again (should not change)
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: helloempty
-    data: ""
-  register: check62_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check62_result.changed == false"
-
-# check can use yaml array of bytes as input 
-- name: regedit binary data using yaml syntax 
-  win_regedit:
-      key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
-      value: hellobinaryfromyaml
-      data: [0x21, 0xb3, 0x33, 0xf9, 0x0d, 0xff, 0xd0, 0x01]
-      datatype: binary
-  register: check63_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check63_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: regedit binary data using yaml syntax again
-  win_regedit:
-      key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
-      value: hellobinaryfromyaml
-      data: [0x21, 0xb3, 0x33, 0xf9, 0x0d, 0xff, 0xd0, 0x01]
-      datatype: binary
-  register: check64_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check64_result.changed == false"
-
-# test dword
-
-- name: check basic set dword works
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hello_dword
-    data: 00000000
-    datatype: dword
-  register: check71_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check71_result.changed == true"
-
-- name: check that setting the same dword again is not changed
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: hello_dword
-    data: 00000000
-    datatype: dword
-  register: check72_result
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - "check72_result.changed == false"
-
-# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/26049
-# module reports change on dword with hex value even with same value
-- name: create hex value with prepending 0x
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: full_hex_dword
-    data: 0xffffffff
-    datatype: dword
-  register: dword_create
-
-- name: change hex value and report no changes
-  win_regedit:
-    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
-    value: full_hex_dword
-    data: 0xffffffff
-    datatype: dword
-  register: dword_create_again
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-    - not dword_create_again|changed
-
-# tear down
-
-- name: remove registry key used for testing
-  win_regedit:
-    key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
-    state: absent
-
-
-# END OF win_regedit tests

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/tasks/old_tests.yml

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+# test code for the win_regedit module
+# (c) 2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# clear the area of the registry we are using for tests
+
+# test mangled registry key gets caught following https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/2412
+
+- name: test mangled registry key is caught (avoids bizare error message from powershell)
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU\Software
+    value: invalid_key
+    data: invalid_key
+    datatype: string
+  register: check00_result
+  ignore_errors: True
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check00_result.failed == true"
+      - "check00_result.msg == 'path: HKCU\\Software is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples.'"
+
+- name: remove setting
+  win_regedit:
+    key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
+    state: absent
+
+- name: check basic set works
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hello
+    data: world
+  register: check01_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check01_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check that setting the same again is not changed
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hello
+    data: world
+  register: check02_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check02_result.changed == false"
+
+# binary mode checks
+# tests with 'hex:' prefix (as intended)
+
+- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check03_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check03_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check04_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check04_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check05_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check05_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check06_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check06_result.changed == true"
+
+# check without hex(colon) prefix
+
+# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
+- name: check binary with hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check13_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check13_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check14_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check14_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef,de,ad,be,ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check15_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check15_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check16_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check16_result.changed == true"
+
+# check mixed case hex values with hex: prefix
+
+- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check23_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check23_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check24_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check24_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check mixed case binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check25_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check25_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check26_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check26_result.changed == true"
+
+# check mixed case without hex: prefix
+
+# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
+- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check33_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check33_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check34_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check34_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check mixed case binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF,DE,ad,be,EF
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check35_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check35_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check36_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check36_result.changed == true"
+
+# check colon separated hex values with hex: prefix
+
+- name: check colon separated hex values with hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check43_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check43_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check44_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check44_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: hex:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check45_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check45_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check46_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check46_result.changed == true"
+
+# check colon separated hex values without hex(colon) prefix
+
+# tests without 'hex:' prefix (optional)
+- name: check colon separated binary with hex(colon) prefix
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check53_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check53_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check colon separated binary without hex(colon) prefix not modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check54_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check54_result.changed == false"
+
+- name: check colon separated binary without hex(colon) prefix modified
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    data: de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef:de:ad:be:ef
+    datatype: binary
+  register: check55_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check55_result.changed == true"
+
+# reset
+- name: reset test
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hellobinary
+    state: absent
+  register: check56_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check56_result.changed == true"
+
+# test empty data value (some things depend on this, having no data is not equivalent)
+
+- name: set an empty data value
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: helloempty
+    data: ""
+  register: check61_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check61_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: set an empty data value again (should not change)
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: helloempty
+    data: ""
+  register: check62_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check62_result.changed == false"
+
+# check can use yaml array of bytes as input 
+- name: regedit binary data using yaml syntax 
+  win_regedit:
+      key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
+      value: hellobinaryfromyaml
+      data: [0x21, 0xb3, 0x33, 0xf9, 0x0d, 0xff, 0xd0, 0x01]
+      datatype: binary
+  register: check63_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check63_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: regedit binary data using yaml syntax again
+  win_regedit:
+      key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
+      value: hellobinaryfromyaml
+      data: [0x21, 0xb3, 0x33, 0xf9, 0x0d, 0xff, 0xd0, 0x01]
+      datatype: binary
+  register: check64_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check64_result.changed == false"
+
+# test dword
+
+- name: check basic set dword works
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hello_dword
+    data: 00000000
+    datatype: dword
+  register: check71_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check71_result.changed == true"
+
+- name: check that setting the same dword again is not changed
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: hello_dword
+    data: 00000000
+    datatype: dword
+  register: check72_result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - "check72_result.changed == false"
+
+# https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/26049
+# module reports change on dword with hex value even with same value
+- name: create hex value with prepending 0x
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: full_hex_dword
+    data: 0xffffffff
+    datatype: dword
+  register: dword_create
+
+- name: change hex value and report no changes
+  win_regedit:
+    key: HKCU:\Software\Cow Corp
+    value: full_hex_dword
+    data: 0xffffffff
+    datatype: dword
+  register: dword_create_again
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+    - not dword_create_again|changed
+
+# tear down
+
+- name: remove registry key used for testing
+  win_regedit:
+    key: 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Cow Corp'
+    state: absent
+
+
+# END OF win_regedit tests

test/integration/targets/win_regedit/tasks/tests.yml

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+---
+- name: fail run win_regedit with larger dword
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: test
+    data: 0xffffffff1
+    type: dword
+    state: present
+  register: large_dword
+  failed_when: large_dword.msg != 'data cannot be larger than 0xffffffff when type is dword'
+
+- name: fail run win_regedit with larger qword
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: test
+    data: 0xffffffffffffffff1
+    type: qword
+    state: present
+  register: large_qword
+  failed_when: large_qword.msg != 'data cannot be larger than 0xffffffffffffffff when type is qword'
+
+- name: run win_regedit with invalid path
+  win_regedit:
+    path: ABCD:\efg
+  register: invalid_path
+  failed_when: "invalid_path.msg != 'path: ABCD:\\efg is not a valid powershell path, see module documentation for examples.'"
+
+- name: change string to binary check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_string
+    data: hex:00,01
+    type: binary
+    state: present
+  register: change_string_binary_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual change string to binary check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_string
+  register: change_string_binary_actual_check
+
+- name: assert change string to binary check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - change_string_binary_check|changed
+    - change_string_binary_check.data_changed == True
+    - change_string_binary_check.data_type_changed == True
+    - change_string_binary_actual_check.type == 'REG_SZ'
+    - change_string_binary_actual_check.raw_value == "new hello world"
+
+- name: change string to binary
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_string
+    data: hex:00,01
+    type: binary
+    state: present
+  register: change_string_binary
+
+- name: get actual change string to binary
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_string
+  register: change_string_binary_actual
+
+- name: assert change string to binary check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - change_string_binary|changed
+    - change_string_binary.data_changed == True
+    - change_string_binary.data_type_changed == True
+    - change_string_binary_actual.type == 'REG_BINARY'
+    - change_string_binary_actual.raw_value == ["0x00", "0x01"]
+
+- name: modify the (Default) key property check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    data: default value
+    state: present
+  register: modify_default_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+# win_reg_stat struggles with the (Default) property just use powershell
+- name: get actual modify the (Default) key property check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: modify_default_actual_check
+
+- name: assert modify the (Default) key property check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - modify_default_check|changed
+    - modify_default_actual_check.stdout == ""
+
+- name: modify the (Default) key property
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    data: default value
+    state: present
+  register: modify_default
+
+- name: get actual modify the (Default) key property
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: modify_default_actual
+
+- name: assert modify the (Default) key property
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - modify_default|changed
+    - modify_default_actual.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+
+- name: create an actual property called (Default)
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: (Default)
+    data: custom default value
+    type: expandstring
+    state: present
+  register: create_specific_default_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual value for (Default) property to ensure it didn't change check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: create_specific_default_actual_default_check
+
+- name: get actual for create specific property called (Default) check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: create_specific_default_actual_check
+
+- name: assert create specific property called (Default) check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - create_specific_default_check|changed
+    - create_specific_default_actual_default_check.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+    - create_specific_default_actual_check.stdout == ""
+
+- name: create an actual property called (Default)
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: (Default)
+    data: custom default value
+    type: expandstring
+    state: present
+  register: create_specific_default
+
+- name: get actual value for (Default) property to ensure it didn't change
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: create_specific_default_actual_default
+
+- name: get actual for specific property called (Default)
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: create_specific_default_actual
+
+- name: assert create specific property called (Default)
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - create_specific_default|changed
+    - create_specific_default_actual_default.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+    - create_specific_default_actual.stdout == "custom default value\r\n"
+
+- name: delete property check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_binary
+    state: absent
+  register: delete_property_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of delete property check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_binary
+  register: delete_property_actual_check
+
+- name: assert delete property check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_property_check|changed
+    - delete_property_actual_check.exists == True
+
+- name: delete property
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_binary
+    state: absent
+  register: delete_property
+
+- name: get actual of delete property
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_binary
+  register: delete_property_actual
+
+- name: assert delete property
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_property|changed
+    - delete_property_actual.exists == False
+
+- name: delete property again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: data_binary
+    state: absent
+  register: delete_property_again
+
+- name: assert delete property again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not delete_property_again|changed
+
+- name: delete the key's (Default) property check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: no
+  register: delete_default_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of key's (Default) property check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: delete_default_actual_check
+
+- name: get actual of custom (Default) property check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: delete_default_custom_actual_check
+
+- name: assert delete the key's (Default) property check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_default_check|changed
+    - delete_default_actual_check.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+    - delete_default_custom_actual_check.stdout == "custom default value\r\n"
+
+- name: delete the key's (Default) property
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: no
+  register: delete_default
+
+- name: get actual of key's (Default) property
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: delete_default_actual
+
+- name: get actual of custom (Default) property
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: delete_default_custom_actual
+
+- name: assert delete the key's (Default) property
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_default|changed
+    - delete_default_actual.stdout == ""
+    - delete_default_custom_actual.stdout == "custom default value\r\n"
+
+- name: recreate the key's (Default) property for next test
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    data: default value
+
+- name: delete the custom (Default) property check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: (Default)
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: no
+  register: delete_custom_default_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of key's (Default) property check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: delete_custom_default_actual_check
+
+- name: get actual of custom (Default) property check
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: delete_custom_default_custom_actual_check
+
+- name: assert delete the custom (Default) property check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_custom_default_check|changed
+    - delete_custom_default_actual_check.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+    - delete_custom_default_custom_actual_check.stdout == "custom default value\r\n"
+
+- name: delete the custom (Default) property
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    name: (Default)
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: no
+  register: delete_custom_default
+
+- name: get actual of key's (Default) property
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue($null, $null)"
+  register: delete_custom_default_actual
+
+- name: get actual of custom (Default) property
+  win_command: powershell.exe "(Get-Item -Path '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}').GetValue('(Default)', $null)"
+  register: delete_custom_default_custom_actual
+
+- name: assert delete the custom (Default) property
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_custom_default|changed
+    - delete_custom_default_actual.stdout == "default value\r\n"
+    - delete_custom_default_custom_actual.stdout == ""
+
+- name: add some nested keys for later deletion
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}\{{item}}'
+    state: present
+  items:
+  - nest1
+  - nest2
+  - nest1\nested
+
+- name: delete key and it's sub keys check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: yes
+  register: delete_key_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of delete key and it's sub keys check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+  register: delete_key_actual_check
+
+- name: assert delete key and it's sub keys check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_key_check|changed
+    - delete_key_actual_check.exists
+    - delete_key_actual_check.sub_keys == ["nest1", "nest2"]
+
+- name: delete key and it's sub keys
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: yes
+  register: delete_key
+
+- name: get actual of delete key and it's sub keys
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+  register: delete_key_actual
+
+- name: assert delete key and it's sub keys
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - delete_key|changed
+    - delete_key_actual.exists == False
+
+- name: delete key and it's sub keys again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_local_key}}'
+    state: absent
+    delete_key: yes
+  register: delete_key_again
+
+- name: assert delete key and it's sub keys again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not delete_key_again|changed
+
+- name: create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT check
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
+    name: test
+    data: test
+    type: string
+    state: present
+  register: create_hkcr_key_check
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: get actual of create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT check
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
+  register: create_hkcr_key_actual_check
+
+- name: assert create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT check
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - create_hkcr_key_check|changed
+    - create_hkcr_key_actual_check.exists == False
+
+- name: create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
+    name: test
+    data: test
+    type: string
+    state: present
+  register: create_hkcr_key
+
+- name: get actual of create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
+  win_reg_stat:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
+  register: create_hkcr_key_actual
+
+- name: assert create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - create_hkcr_key|changed
+    - create_hkcr_key_actual.exists == True
+    - create_hkcr_key_actual.properties.test is defined
+
+- name: create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT again
+  win_regedit:
+    path: '{{test_win_regedit_classes_key}}'
+    name: test
+    data: test
+    type: string
+    state: present
+  register: create_hkcr_key_again
+
+- name: assert create key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT again
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - not create_hkcr_key_again|changed