Can't find RegistryKey-Class even when Microsoft.Win32 is used

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I'm currently working on a project in which I need to work with registry keys. As read in several tutorials, the namespace Microsoft.Win32 offers a class called RegistryKey to work with the registry.

My problem is that Visual Studio can't find the class although I imported the namespace using using Microsoft.Win32;.

Normally I only type in just a few letters and I already get a suggestion for the class I'm searching for. But now Visual Studio doesn't even suggest the class.

Did I forget anything? Are there other namespaces I need to use? I'm using Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise - maybe it's because of that?

`RegistryKey` class is in `Microsoft.Win32` namespace (`mscorlib` asembly) and should be visible. You could try with some asnwers from [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37015074/visual-studio-intellisense-not-showing-some-classes) — Nino, Jul 04 '17 at 08:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 25 '17 at 10:29

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I forgot to mention that I'm creating a .NET Core Application. As a result I had to download the required class using the NuGet Package Manager because .Net Core applications manage their references in NuGet packages!

answered Jul 25 '17 at 10:29

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 27 '18 at 13:10

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The registry is simply not part of .NET Core. Take a look at Windows Compatibility Pack https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/dotnet/core/porting/windows-compat-pack

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answered Sep 27 '18 at 08:53

Polluks

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 17 '19 at 19:40

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You need to install the Microsoft.Win32.Registry Nuget Package.

answered Oct 17 '19 at 19:40

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Can't find RegistryKey-Class even when Microsoft.Win32 is used

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