Registry - Cannot manage registry values that have "\" as part of the name

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registry::value { 'set install permissions':
    

  key  => 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers',
    

  value => 'C:\Program Files (x86)\some tool.exe',
    

  data  => "WINXPSP3 RUNASADMIN",
  

}

This example will error saying parent key of HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers\C:\Program Files (x86)\some tool.exe doesnt exist

Details

The issue is that the registry module uses "\" to separate key and subkey names and doesn't make a clear distinction of where the key/subkey names end and the name of the value begins. This means it cannot manage registry value names that include "\" as part of the name. We need to add an additional property (or parameter) that is explicitly the value for cases such as this so they are properly separated.

Something like

registry_value { 'app compat key':

  path => 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft',

  value_name => 'C:\Program Files (x86)\some tool.exe',

  data  => "WINXPSP3 RUNASADMIN",

}

And when value_name is used, use that explicitly as the name of the registry value instead of trying a path like we are doing now.