C# Signature:

[DllImport("coredll.dll")]
public static extern int RegFlushKey(IntPtr hKey);

VB Signature:

   Declare Function RegFlushKey Lib "CoreDll.dll" (ByVal hkey As IntPtr) As UInt32

VB Demo Code:

   Declare Function RegFlushKey Lib "coredll" (ByVal hkey As IntPtr) As UInt32

   Const HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = &H80000000
   Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
   Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
   Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003

   RegFlushKey(HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)
   RegFlushKey(HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
   RegFlushKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
   RegFlushKey(HKEY_USERS)

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

The .NET Compact Framework does not contain a HandleRef type, so it may be necessary to call GC.KeepAlive after calling this function if the calling class wraps the hKey parameter as an unmanaged resource.

Tips & Tricks:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

RegistryKey.Flush()

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