Accessing Registry from Metro Style apps

Question

I came to know that metro style apps cannot read from or write to registry. But there are some devices like printers which write to registry when they are connected and I need to read such values from registry from my metro style app. For eg: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\ etc. How can I do this from my metro app?

Answer 1

Try http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/tailoringappsfordevices/threads

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Answer 2

Hi its_me_here,

According to your description and Sheng Jiang's suggestion, I'd like to move this thread to "Tailoring your Metro style app for hardware and devices Forum" for better support.

Thanks for your understanding.
Have a nice day!

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Answer 3

its me here,

What scenario are you trying to enable in your Metro style app?

Best Wishes - Eric

Answer 4

Its me here,

Accessing the registry from Metro style apps is not allowed. 

Best Wishes - Eric