# Query Shell Folders and User Shell Folders from both the HKLM and HKU Registry Information

```
#####aid_begin
#description: fetch the information on startup folder items from shell folders and user shell folders
#id: aid2112302020
#processtype: query
#category: registry
#sourcelink: <na>
#tacticidlist: <na>
#techniqueidlist: <na>
#compatibleos: |-
#  windows 7
#  windows 8.*
#  windows 10
#  windows 11
#  windows server 2008 r2
#  windows server 2012
#  windows server 2012 r2
#  windows server 2016
#  windows server 2019
#compatibleengine: |-
#  powershell 2
#  powershell 3
#  powershell 4
#  powershell 5.*
#  powershell 7.*
#bgcommandlist: |-
#  get-bgregistry
#notes: |-
#  adding an entry to the "run keys" in the registry or startup folder will cause the program referenced to be executed when a user logs in. these programs will be executed under the context of the user and will have the account's associated permissions level. adversaries uses these registry keys to set startup folder items for persistence.
#####aid_end
commands:
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders"
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders"
```


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```

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The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.