How can I create a registry key on all domain machines with group policy?

Question

I have a domain with a controller and joined workstations. I want to create a registry item on all of the connected workstations using a group policy.

I have created a group policy and tried to create a registry key two ways.

I tried selecting New > Registry Item, selecting "Create" as the action and then filling it in with the key and value. This creates the registry item on the local machine (my domain controller).
I selected New > Registry Wizard, entered the network name of one of the domain workstations, and then was able to browse that workstation's registry, but as far as I can tell I am not able to add a registry item from there.

Is there a way that I can add a registry item to all of the domain-joined workstations at once using group policy?

1. sounds like you attached the policy to the wrong OU (DCs instead of workstations) — Gerald Schneider, Jan 05 '21 at 20:45
@GeraldSchneider it is not attached to an OU, it is just under the domain — Parker Thomas, Jan 05 '21 at 20:50
Did you run `gpupdate` on your clients during your tests? Because that method should work. — Gerald Schneider, Jan 05 '21 at 21:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '21 at 21:41

I finally figured this out.

First, I created a registry item on my domain controller. Then I created a new GPO, new registry wizard, selected the local system and browsed to the registry key I created.

Then I clicked into the registry wizard folders that were created, edited the properties and changed the action from Update to Create.

Ran gpupdate /force and restarted the client workstation, went into regedit and it worked!

How can I create a registry key on all domain machines with group policy?

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