regsvr32
CautionRegister COM components
regsvr32 <file.dll>
Registers/unregisters COM DLLs — still the fix for legacy apps' missing-component errors.
Examples
regsvr32 /s vendor.ocxRegister silently
Syntax
regsvr32 [/u] [/s] <dll/ocx>
Before you run it
Never register untrusted DLLs.
Related commands
- regRegistry from the CLI
- Get-ItemPropertyRead/write registry values
The same reference, with no signal at all
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