Can't find RegistryKey-Class even when Microsoft.Win32 is used

Question

I'm currently working on a project in which I need to work with registry keys. As read in several tutorials, the namespace Microsoft.Win32 offers a class called RegistryKey to work with the registry.

My problem is that Visual Studio can't find the class although I imported the namespace using using Microsoft.Win32; .

Normally I only type in just a few letters and I already get a suggestion for the class I'm searching for. But now Visual Studio doesn't even suggest the class.

Did I forget anything? Are there other namespaces I need to use? I'm using Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise - maybe it's because of that?

Answer 1

I forgot to mention that I'm creating a .NET Core Application. As a result I had to download the required class using the NuGet Package Manager because .Net Core applications manage their references in NuGet packages!

Answer 2

The registry is simply not part of .NET Core. Take a look at Windows Compatibility Pack https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/dotnet/core/porting/windows-compat-pack

Answer 3

您需要安装Microsoft.Win32.Registry Nuget软件包。