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BTW, you can omit the ampersand if you use -Command:<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-39333552-1">powershell.exe -Command &quot;Set-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\abc def\test\XXX' -Name Test -value 50&quot;</code></pre>
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BTW, you can omit the ampersand if you use -Command:


powershell.exe -Command "Set-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\abc def\test\XXX' -Name Test -value 50"

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Try This:<br />
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powershell.exe &amp;&nbsp;Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\&quot;abc def&quot;\test\XXX -Name Test -value 50
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Try This:

powershell.exe & Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\"abc def"\test\XXX -Name Test -value 50

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The first solution with the single quotes works. &nbsp;Same &quot;expert commentor&quot; added a second solution, omit the ampersand if you use -Command. This one worked too. I tried all four listed solutions, and these are the only two that worked.
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The first solution with the single quotes works.  Same "expert commentor" added a second solution, omit the ampersand if you use -Command. This one worked too. I tried all four listed solutions, and these are the only two that worked.

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Thank you for testing all suggestions.
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I am attempting to push out a registry change via powershell, but I am getting the error:<br />
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The string is missing the terminator: &quot;.<br />
&nbsp; +CategoryInfo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: ParseError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordE<wbr />xception<br />
&nbsp; +FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfS<wbr />tring<br />
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The short line in the .bat file is:<br />
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powershell.exe &quot;&amp;&nbsp;Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\&quot;abc def&quot;\test\XXX -Name Test -value 50&quot;<br />
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I have used this exact line many times to make registry changes and it always works. The only difference is the &quot;white space&quot; between the name (&quot;abc def&quot;). Without the quotation marks (&quot;abc def&quot;) it errors out at &quot;def&quot;.
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I am attempting to push out a registry change via powershell, but I am getting the error:

The string is missing the terminator: ".
  +CategoryInfo      : ParseError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
  +FullyQualifiedErrorId : TerminatorExpectedAtEndOfString

The short line in the .bat file is:

powershell.exe "& Set-ItemProperty HKLM:\SOFTWARE\"abc def"\test\XXX -Name Test -value 50"


I have used this exact line many times to make registry changes and it always works. The only difference is the "white space" between the name ("abc def"). Without the quotation marks ("abc def") it errors out at "def".

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