Value type incorrectly identified in RegistryPreview

[nx-frost]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.76.2

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

Registry Preview

Steps to reproduce

1. Create the following .reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST_KEY]
"Test"="hex:ff"

2. Open the file with RegistryPreview
3. Select the key _TEST_KEY to view its children
4. Observe the value in the preview window
   

✔️ Expected Behavior

The value type is correctly represented as REG_SZ with the value data containing the string hex:ff

Name	Type	Data
Test	REG_SZ	hex:ff

❌ Actual Behavior

The value is represented in the preview as REG_BINARY:

Name	Type	Data
Test	REG_BINARY	0xFF

regedit.exe correctly writes the data to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\_TEST_KEY key:

Name	Type	Data
Test	REG_SZ	hex:ff

Other Software

No response

[randyrants]

I'll have to take a look at this one but fair warning: the "parser" is a multi-tiered, multi-layered thing and this is very much on the edge of a case. If fixing it means destabilizing the rest of the text parsing, it might end up being a limitation/side effect of the code.