GetAppContainerRegistryLocation function (userenv.h)

Gets the location of the registry storage associated with an app container.

Syntax

USERENVAPI HRESULT GetAppContainerRegistryLocation(
  [in]  REGSAM desiredAccess,
  [out] PHKEY  phAppContainerKey
);

Parameters

[in] desiredAccess

Type: REGSAM

The desired registry access.

[out] phAppContainerKey

Type: PHKEY

A pointer to an HKEY that, when this function returns successfully, receives the registry storage location for the current profile.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

This function returns an HRESULT code, including but not limited to the following:

Return code Description
S_OK
The operation completed successfully.
E_INVALIDARG
The caller is not running as or impersonating a user who can access this profile.

Remarks

The function gets the registry storage for the current user. To get the registry storage for another user, you must impersonate that user.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header userenv.h
Library Userenv.lib
DLL Userenv.dll

See also

GetAppContainerFolderPath