Disable the Copilot Hardware Key - Powershell

# SCRIPT TO DISABLE THE WINDOWS 11 COPILOT HARDWARE KEY
# This change applies only to the current user.

$RegistryPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced"
$ValueName = "SetCopilotHardwareKey"
$ValueData = 0
$ValueType = "DWord"

try {
    # Check if the registry path exists. If not, create it.
    if (-not (Test-Path $RegistryPath)) {
        New-Item -Path $RegistryPath -Force | Out-Null
        Write-Host "Created registry path: $RegistryPath" -ForegroundColor Green
    }

    # Set the registry value. This creates it if it doesn't exist or overwrites it if it does.
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegistryPath -Name $ValueName -Value $ValueData -Type $ValueType -Force

    Write-Host "Successfully set '$ValueName' to 0." -ForegroundColor Green
    Write-Host "The Copilot key has been disabled for the current user: $([System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Name)"
    Write-Host "---------------------------------------------------------"
    Write-Host "IMPORTANT: You must restart your computer for this change to take effect." -ForegroundColor Yellow

}
catch {
    Write-Host "An error occurred:" -ForegroundColor Red
    Write-Host $_.Exception.Message -ForegroundColor Red
}