# registry\_key resource missing modify action?
**URL:** https://discourse.chef.io/t/registry-key-resource-missing-modify-action/5310
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/registry-key-resource-missing-modify-action/5310 "2014-05-15T22:34:05Z")
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### Author:  [@ostap36](https://discourse.chef.io/u/ostap36)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/registry-key-resource-missing-modify-action/5310/1 "2014-05-15T22:34:05Z")
Hello Chefs,
Looking at the registry LWRP in the windows cookbook it’s saying that it is deprecated in favor of registry\_key resource, however the latter doesn’t seem to have :modify action for existing keys.
What’s the approach to modify an existing key/value, w/o having to resort to powershell resource? Still use registry LWRP?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@jdunn](https://discourse.chef.io/u/jdunn)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/registry-key-resource-missing-modify-action/5310/2 "2014-05-16T14:46:49Z")
:create _should_ also set the key to the target value. Let us know if
it doesn't.
- Julian
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Alex Myasnikov
[amyasnikov@practicefusion.com](mailto:amyasnikov@practicefusion.com) wrote:
> Hello Chefs,
>
> Looking at the registry LWRP in the windows cookbook it’s saying that it is
> deprecated in favor of registry\_key resource, however the latter doesn’t
> seem to have :modify action for existing keys.
>
> What’s the approach to modify an existing key/value, w/o having to resort to
> powershell resource? Still use registry LWRP?
>
> Thank you
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