registry_key test failing on Windows 2008 R2

[jdgoins]

Description

The registry_key test is not finding the key in Windows Server 2008 R2. It is returning nil when searching for any key.

InSpec and Platform Version

Running using Git Bash on Windows 7. Tests running on Windows Server 2008 R2 local VM.

$ chef gem list inspec

*** LOCAL GEMS ***

debug_inspector (0.0.2)
inspec (0.22.1)
kitchen-inspec (0.13.0, 0.12.3)

Replication Case

Example:

control 'autoplay_disabled' do
  impact 0.3
  title 'Autoplay/Autorun Disabled'
  desc 'Ensures autorun and autoplay are disabled.'
  describe registry_key('HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer') do
    its('NoDriveTypeAutoRun') { should eq 1 }
  end
end

Stacktrace

 20) Registry Key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer No
DriveTypeAutoRun should eq 1
      Failure/Error: DEFAULT_FAILURE_NOTIFIER = lambda { |failure, _opts| raise failure }

        expected: 1
             got: nil

        (compared using ==)
      # ./test/integration/default/config_spec.rb:191:in `block (3 levels) in load'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/inspec-0.22.1/lib/inspec/runner_rspec.rb:66:in
 `run'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/kitchen-inspec-0.13.0/lib/kitchen/verifier/ins
pec.rb:50:in `call'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:423
:in `block in verify_action'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:513
:in `call'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:513
:in `synchronize_or_call'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:478
:in `block in action'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:477
:in `action'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:415
:in `verify_action'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:348
:in `block in transition_to'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:347
:in `each'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:347
:in `transition_to'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/instance.rb:160
:in `verify'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:
in `public_send'
      # C:/Users/jamgoins/.chefdk/gem/ruby/2.1.0/gems/test-kitchen-1.8.0/lib/kitchen/command.rb:176:
in `block (2 levels) in run_action'

[chris-rock]

@jdgoins Thanks for reporting that issue. Could you verify which version of Powershell you are using? Windows 2008 requires Windows Management Framework 5.0
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395

[jdgoins]

@chris-rock That resolved my issue. Thank you!