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How can i export only a single reg entry from a reg key? I dont need all the subkeys or entries or values to be exported. Just a specific single reg entry. I tried reg export but it exports the whole reg key with whole reg subkeys and other entries as well. Please suggest any command in CMD prompt or C# or powershell or bat file script or any script, which can accomplish this. Please refer to the attached image, where i just want to export "Test" reg entry and not the "Dinesh" or anything else.
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/YfsbQ.png">Reg_Snapshot</a>

Expectation: The exported .reg file should just contain this information:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dinesh]

"Test"="Hello"

Please suggest simple solution to this problem. I have other workarounds in mind to achieve this but those will be lot of work. Looking for simple way (if exists).

What I have tried:

Tried Reg export, reg save, but they didnt give desired output.

Commands, I have tried:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2604]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe export "HKLM\Software\Dinesh\Test" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test.reg" /y
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe export "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dinesh\Test" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test.reg" /y
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe export "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dinesh" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test.reg" /y
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe export "HKLM\Software\Dinesh" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test1.reg" /y
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>regedit /e"C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Test1.reg" "HKLM\Software\Dinesh\Test"

C:\WINDOWS\system32>regedit /e"C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Test1.reg" "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dinesh\Test"

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe save "HKLM\Software\Dinesh\Test" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test2.hiv" /y
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe save "HKLM\Software\Dinesh\Test*" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test2.reg" /y
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe save "HKLM\Software\Dinesh\Test" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test2.hiv" /y
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg.exe save "HKLM\Software\Dinesh" "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test2.hiv" /y
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reg export HKLM\Software\Dinesh C:\export.txt && type C:\export.txt | findstr /i "test"
The operation completed successfully.
"Test"="Hello"
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Updated 25-Mar-23 7:14am
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Dinesh Kumar Dora 3-Mar-23 9:17am    
The term 'Export-Registry' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet
Richard MacCutchan 3-Mar-23 9:20am    
I guess you did not bother to read the complete page. But using "REG EXPORT" in a command window is probably easier.
Dinesh Kumar Dora 3-Mar-23 9:28am    
"REG EXPORT" in a command window also didnt work
Richard MacCutchan 3-Mar-23 9:34am    
Well unless you show the exact command you use and the resulting output we have no way of guessing what is wrong.
Dinesh Kumar Dora 3-Mar-23 9:51am    
Hi Richard, respectfully - I am not sure whether you understood my question/requirement. I wanted to export the reg entry to a reg file, so that it can be imported back directly. I can fetch the values in multiple ways, but i dont want to do that, due to some technical constraints. I simply want a way to export a specific registry entry to a .reg file.
Understand that this is true said by Dave-Kreskowiak
You cannot export a single value. You would have to write your own tool to do that

A bat would do that, but use a filter and a temp file:
@echo off

set "_hkey=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Dinesh"
>nul reg export "%_hkey%" "%tmp%\TMPDinesh.reg" /y

>"C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test.Reg" (
        type "%tmp%\TMPDinesh.reg" | findstr /v Dinesh.=
      ) 

del /q /f /a "%tmp%\RegExportDinesh.reg"

Output (content) resulting in the file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dinesh]
"Test"="Hello"
After exporting and filtering, generating your reg file, then you can import:
Reg import "C:\Temp\Dell_Reg\Dell_Test.Reg"
 
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Line Item 20-Mar-24 21:44pm    
@Dave-Kreskowiak, would please put that into code for C and for C++11? Thank you.
You can't. There is no tool that comes with Windows that will export anything other than an entire key and all of its sub-keys and values.

You cannot export a single value. You would have to write your own tool to do that.
 
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