Powershell script - runs successfully on PC but does not do changes

[Migration User]

Hello

So I have a powershell script (that I  got online) to change the Lync2010 registry's key "AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows" to 1 so lync starts up automatically when user Logs in.

Problem: Script runs successful (task status shows successful) but the registry key to not changed, it remains "0". The same script executed locally via powershell successfully modifies the registry key.

The Executionpolicy on the test machine is already set to unrestricted.

I read in a post and they adviced to add the comment #powershell before my script, did that but still same problem.

 

Thank you all in advance for your assistance

 

[Migration User]

Its a user setting(currentuser). Did you set run as current user under the Advanced settings of the task? Else it will try to change it for the System or application identity.

You will need to run the task for every user that logs on. Maybe better to create a dummy software package and a policy. As detection rule check for the registry key you create with the script. Then schedule it to run whenever a user logs on

[Migration User]

hi SaschaH

thank you for your reply.  I will try that

Regards

[Migration User]

I would recommend changing the script to the following:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Communicator -Name "AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows" -Value '1'

Delete everything you have in it, and just run the above command.

[Migration User]

thank you Derek, I will try that

regards

[Migration User]

Hello Derek,

The script worked, ie the "AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows" entry was created with the value "1" but Lync did not start up automatically when I logged into my test PC. The option in Lync to start when user logs in was not checked also.

regards

[Migration User]

Hi Derek,

I modified the script to change the type to DWord (as the existing key under HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Communicator "AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows" is of type DWord. When I did not specify the type, it puts REG_SZ (string) by default

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Communicator" -Name AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows -Value 1 -Type DWord

this successfully created the new entry but Lync2010 still does not open automatically when I login

Maybe it works only under the HKCU?

thanks

[Migration User]

As far as I know its only set on by user base, so Lync doesn't care if you set it in HKLM.

Try it with the original HKCU.

[Migration User]

Hi SaschaH

Yes i set it back to HKCU and it works well.

My script Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Communicator" -Name AutoRunWhenLogonToWindows -Value 1
 

As you adviced in your previous post, I will make a detection rule to check if Lync2010 and if this key is set to 1.

So I have my software delivery to install Lync2010+latest update+MUI+set autorunwhenLogon registry.

On first installation, Lync does not automatically start, so I will have to notify user to start it manually. But on next login, Lync does automatically start.

Thank you SashaH et Derek for your replies

regards

[Migration User]

Glad you got it working.  I do not know anything about your software Lync so I'm glad to see you figured it out.  I just know about PowerShell.