# Query the Registry for Explore Run commands

```
#####aid_begin
#description: fetch the information from startup registry run keys
#id: aid2112302128
#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: |-
#  adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a registry run key. placing a program within a startup folder will also cause that program to execute when a user logs in. using policy settings to specify startup programs creates corresponding values in either of two registry keys.
#####aid_end
commands:
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run"
- Get-BGRegistry -StartKey "HKU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run"
```


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://manuals.blusapphire.io/blugenie/artifacts/tactical-artifacts-by-category/registry-query/query-the-registry-for-explore-run-commands.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
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.