diff --git a/legendary/utils/windows_helpers.py b/legendary/utils/windows_helpers.py
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+import logging
+import winreg
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('WindowsHelpers')
+
+HKEY_CURRENT_USER = winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER
+HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+TYPE_STRING = winreg.REG_SZ
+TYPE_DWORD = winreg.REG_DWORD
+
+
+def query_registry_value(hive, key, value):
+    ret = None
+    try:
+        k = winreg.OpenKey(hive, key, reserved=0, access=winreg.KEY_READ)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.debug(f'Registry key "{key}" not found')
+    else:
+        try:
+            ret, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(k, value)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.debug(f'Registry value "{key}":"{value}" not found')
+        winreg.CloseKey(k)
+
+    return ret
+
+
+def list_registry_values(hive, key, use_32bit_view=False):
+    ret = []
+
+    access = winreg.KEY_READ
+    if use_32bit_view:
+        access |= winreg.KEY_WOW64_32KEY
+
+    try:
+        k = winreg.OpenKey(hive, key, reserved=0, access=access)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.debug(f'Registry key "{key}" not found')
+    else:
+        idx = 0
+        while True:
+            try:
+                ret.append(winreg.EnumValue(k, idx))
+            except OSError:
+                break
+            idx += 1
+
+    return ret
+
+
+def remove_registry_value(hive, key, value, use_32bit_view=False):
+    access = winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS
+    if use_32bit_view:
+        access |= winreg.KEY_WOW64_32KEY
+
+    try:
+        k = winreg.OpenKey(hive, key, reserved=0, access=access)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logger.debug(f'Registry key "{key}" not found')
+    else:
+        try:
+            winreg.DeleteValue(k, value)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f'Deleting "{key}":"{value}" failed with {repr(e)}')
+        winreg.CloseKey(k)
+
+
+def set_registry_value(hive, key, value, data, reg_type=winreg.REG_SZ, use_32bit_view=False):
+    access = winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS
+    if use_32bit_view:
+        access |= winreg.KEY_WOW64_32KEY
+
+    try:
+        k = winreg.CreateKeyEx(hive, key, reserved=0, access=access)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug(f'Failed creating/opening registry key "{key}" with {repr(e)}')
+    else:
+        try:
+            winreg.SetValueEx(k, value, 0, reg_type, data)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f'Setting "{key}":"{value}" to "{data}" failed with {repr(e)}')
+        winreg.CloseKey(k)