diff --git a/Scripts/Features/ImportRegistryFile.ps1 b/Scripts/Features/ImportRegistryFile.ps1
index d0ae8f1..24925ce 100644
--- a/Scripts/Features/ImportRegistryFile.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Features/ImportRegistryFile.ps1
@@ -1,156 +1,3 @@
-function Convert-RegOperationKeyToProviderPath {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
-        [string]$RegistryPath
-    )
-
-    $parts = Split-RegistryPath -path $RegistryPath
-    if (-not $parts) {
-        throw "Unsupported registry path: $RegistryPath"
-    }
-
-    $driveRoot = switch ($parts.Hive.ToUpperInvariant()) {
-        'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' { 'HKLM:' }
-        'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' { 'HKCU:' }
-        'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' { 'HKCR:' }
-        'HKEY_USERS' { 'HKU:' }
-        'HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG' { 'HKCC:' }
-        default { throw "Unsupported registry hive '$($parts.Hive)' in path '$RegistryPath'" }
-    }
-
-    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($parts.SubKey)) {
-        return $driveRoot
-    }
-
-    return "$driveRoot\$($parts.SubKey)"
-}
-
-function Convert-RegOperationToSetItemPropertyArguments {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
-        $Operation
-    )
-
-    $valueName = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty([string]$Operation.ValueName)) { '(default)' } else { [string]$Operation.ValueName }
-    $valueType = [string]$Operation.ValueType
-
-    switch ($valueType) {
-        'DWord' {
-            $unsigned = [uint32]$Operation.ValueData
-            $value = [BitConverter]::ToInt32([BitConverter]::GetBytes($unsigned), 0)
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'DWord'; Value = $value }
-        }
-        'QWord' {
-            $unsigned = [uint64]$Operation.ValueData
-            $value = [BitConverter]::ToInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes($unsigned), 0)
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'QWord'; Value = $value }
-        }
-        'String' {
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'String'; Value = [string]$Operation.ValueData }
-        }
-        'Hex2' {
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'ExpandString'; Value = [string]$Operation.ValueData }
-        }
-        'Hex1' {
-            $stringValue = ([System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString([byte[]]$Operation.ValueData)).TrimEnd([char]0)
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'String'; Value = $stringValue }
-        }
-        'Hex7' {
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'MultiString'; Value = @($Operation.ValueData) }
-        }
-        'Binary' {
-            return @{ Name = $valueName; Type = 'Binary'; Value = [byte[]]$Operation.ValueData }
-        }
-        default {
-            if ($valueType -like 'Hex*') {
-                throw "Unsupported hex value type '$valueType' while applying reg operation for '$($Operation.KeyPath)'."
-            }
-
-            throw "Unsupported value type '$valueType' while applying reg operation for '$($Operation.KeyPath)'"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-function Invoke-RegistryOperationsFromRegFile {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
-        [string]$RegFilePath
-    )
-
-    foreach ($operation in @(Get-RegFileOperations -regFilePath $RegFilePath)) {
-        $providerPath = Convert-RegOperationKeyToProviderPath -RegistryPath $operation.KeyPath
-
-        switch ($operation.OperationType) {
-            'DeleteKey' {
-                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $providerPath) {
-                    Remove-Item -LiteralPath $providerPath -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
-                }
-            }
-            'DeleteValue' {
-                if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $providerPath) {
-                    $valueName = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty([string]$operation.ValueName)) { '(default)' } else { [string]$operation.ValueName }
-                    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $providerPath -Name $valueName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-                }
-            }
-            'SetValue' {
-                if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $providerPath)) {
-                    New-Item -Path $providerPath -Force -ErrorAction Stop | Out-Null
-                }
-                $setArgs = Convert-RegOperationToSetItemPropertyArguments -Operation $operation
-                Set-ItemProperty -Path $providerPath -Name $setArgs.Name -Value $setArgs.Value -Type $setArgs.Type -Force -ErrorAction Stop
-            }
-            default {
-                throw "Unsupported reg operation type '$($operation.OperationType)' in '$RegFilePath'"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-function Invoke-RegistryImportViaPowerShell {
-    param(
-        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
-        [string]$RegFilePath,
-        [switch]$UseOfflineHive,
-        [string]$OfflineHiveDatPath
-    )
-
-    $applyScript = {
-        param($targetRegFilePath)
-        Invoke-RegistryOperationsFromRegFile -RegFilePath $targetRegFilePath
-    }
-
-    if ($UseOfflineHive) {
-        if (Get-Command -Name Invoke-WithLoadedBackupHive -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-            return Invoke-WithLoadedBackupHive -ScriptBlock $applyScript -ArgumentObject $RegFilePath
-        }
-
-        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($OfflineHiveDatPath)) {
-            throw "Offline hive path was not provided for fallback import of '$RegFilePath'"
-        }
-
-        $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
-        reg load "HKU\Default" $OfflineHiveDatPath | Out-Null
-        $loadExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-        if ($loadExitCode -ne 0) {
-            throw "Failed to load user hive at '$OfflineHiveDatPath' for fallback import (exit code: $loadExitCode)"
-        }
-
-        try {
-            return & $applyScript $RegFilePath
-        }
-        finally {
-            $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
-            reg unload "HKU\Default" | Out-Null
-            $unloadExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-            if ($unloadExitCode -ne 0) {
-                Write-Warning "Fallback import completed, but unloading HKU\Default failed (exit code: $unloadExitCode)."
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return & $applyScript $RegFilePath
-}
-
 # Import & execute regfile
 function ImportRegistryFile {
     param (
diff --git a/Scripts/Helpers/ApplyRegistryRegFile.ps1 b/Scripts/Helpers/ApplyRegistryRegFile.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5ef7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/Helpers/ApplyRegistryRegFile.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+function Convert-RegOperationToValueKind {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        $Operation
+    )
+
+    $valueName = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty([string]$Operation.ValueName)) { '' } else { [string]$Operation.ValueName }
+    $valueType = [string]$Operation.ValueType
+
+    switch ($valueType) {
+        'DWord' {
+            $unsigned = [uint32]$Operation.ValueData
+            $value = [BitConverter]::ToInt32([BitConverter]::GetBytes($unsigned), 0)
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::DWord; Value = $value }
+        }
+        'QWord' {
+            $unsigned = [uint64]$Operation.ValueData
+            $value = [BitConverter]::ToInt64([BitConverter]::GetBytes($unsigned), 0)
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::QWord; Value = $value }
+        }
+        'String' {
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String; Value = [string]$Operation.ValueData }
+        }
+        'Hex2' {
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::ExpandString; Value = [string]$Operation.ValueData }
+        }
+        'Hex1' {
+            $stringValue = ([System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString([byte[]]$Operation.ValueData)).TrimEnd([char]0)
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String; Value = $stringValue }
+        }
+        'Hex7' {
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::MultiString; Value = [string[]]@($Operation.ValueData | ForEach-Object { [string]$_ }) }
+        }
+        'Binary' {
+            return @{ Name = $valueName; Kind = [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::Binary; Value = [byte[]]$Operation.ValueData }
+        }
+        default {
+            if ($valueType -like 'Hex*') {
+                throw "Unsupported hex value type '$valueType' while applying reg operation for '$($Operation.KeyPath)'."
+            }
+
+            throw "Unsupported value type '$valueType' while applying reg operation for '$($Operation.KeyPath)'"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function Remove-RegistrySubKeyTreeIfExists {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey]$RootKey,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$SubKeyPath
+    )
+
+    $existingKey = $RootKey.OpenSubKey($SubKeyPath, $true)
+    if ($null -eq $existingKey) {
+        return
+    }
+
+    $existingKey.Close()
+
+    try {
+        $RootKey.DeleteSubKeyTree($SubKeyPath, $false)
+    }
+    catch {
+        # Best-effort cleanup only; missing keys are fine.
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-RegistryKeyForOperation {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$RegistryPath,
+        [switch]$CreateIfMissing
+    )
+
+    $parts = Split-RegistryPath -path $RegistryPath
+    if (-not $parts) {
+        throw "Unsupported registry path: $RegistryPath"
+    }
+
+    $rootKey = Get-RegistryRootKey -hiveName $parts.Hive
+    if (-not $rootKey) {
+        throw "Unsupported registry hive '$($parts.Hive)' in path '$RegistryPath'"
+    }
+
+    $subKeyPath = $parts.SubKey
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($subKeyPath)) {
+        return [PSCustomObject]@{ RootKey = $rootKey; SubKeyPath = $null; Key = $rootKey }
+    }
+
+    $key = if ($CreateIfMissing) {
+        $rootKey.CreateSubKey($subKeyPath)
+    }
+    else {
+        $rootKey.OpenSubKey($subKeyPath, $true)
+    }
+
+    return [PSCustomObject]@{ RootKey = $rootKey; SubKeyPath = $subKeyPath; Key = $key }
+}
+
+function Invoke-RegistryOperationsFromRegFile {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$RegFilePath
+    )
+
+    foreach ($operation in @(Get-RegFileOperations -regFilePath $RegFilePath)) {
+        $keyInfo = Get-RegistryKeyForOperation -RegistryPath $operation.KeyPath -CreateIfMissing:($operation.OperationType -eq 'SetValue')
+
+        switch ($operation.OperationType) {
+            'DeleteKey' {
+                if ($null -ne $keyInfo.Key) {
+                    try {
+                        if ($null -ne $keyInfo.SubKeyPath) {
+                            Remove-RegistrySubKeyTreeIfExists -RootKey $keyInfo.RootKey -SubKeyPath $keyInfo.SubKeyPath
+                        }
+                    }
+                    finally {
+                        $keyInfo.Key.Close()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            'DeleteValue' {
+                if ($null -ne $keyInfo.Key) {
+                    try {
+                        $valueName = if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty([string]$operation.ValueName)) { '' } else { [string]$operation.ValueName }
+                        $keyInfo.Key.DeleteValue($valueName, $false)
+                    }
+                    finally {
+                        $keyInfo.Key.Close()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            'SetValue' {
+                if ($null -eq $keyInfo.Key) {
+                    throw "Unable to open or create registry key '$($operation.KeyPath)'"
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    $setArgs = Convert-RegOperationToValueKind -Operation $operation
+                    $keyInfo.Key.SetValue($setArgs.Name, $setArgs.Value, $setArgs.Kind)
+                }
+                finally {
+                    $keyInfo.Key.Close()
+                }
+            }
+            default {
+                throw "Unsupported reg operation type '$($operation.OperationType)' in '$RegFilePath'"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function Invoke-RegistryImportViaPowerShell {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
+        [string]$RegFilePath,
+        [switch]$UseOfflineHive,
+        [string]$OfflineHiveDatPath
+    )
+
+    $applyScript = {
+        param($targetRegFilePath)
+        Invoke-RegistryOperationsFromRegFile -RegFilePath $targetRegFilePath
+    }
+
+    if ($UseOfflineHive) {
+        if (Get-Command -Name Invoke-WithLoadedBackupHive -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            return Invoke-WithLoadedBackupHive -ScriptBlock $applyScript -ArgumentObject $RegFilePath
+        }
+
+        if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($OfflineHiveDatPath)) {
+            throw "Offline hive path was not provided for fallback import of '$RegFilePath'"
+        }
+
+        $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
+        reg load "HKU\Default" $OfflineHiveDatPath | Out-Null
+        $loadExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+        if ($loadExitCode -ne 0) {
+            throw "Failed to load user hive at '$OfflineHiveDatPath' for fallback import (exit code: $loadExitCode)"
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return & $applyScript $RegFilePath
+        }
+        finally {
+            $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
+            reg unload "HKU\Default" | Out-Null
+            $unloadExitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
+            if ($unloadExitCode -ne 0) {
+                Write-Warning "Fallback import completed, but unloading HKU\Default failed (exit code: $unloadExitCode)."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return & $applyScript $RegFilePath
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/Helpers/Get-RegFileOperations.ps1 b/Scripts/Helpers/Get-RegFileOperations.ps1
index e3dea03..c78cdad 100644
--- a/Scripts/Helpers/Get-RegFileOperations.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Helpers/Get-RegFileOperations.ps1
@@ -170,5 +170,23 @@ function Convert-RegistryByteArrayToMultiString {
         [byte[]]$byteData
     )
 
-    return @(([System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($byteData)).TrimEnd([char]0) -split "`0" | Where-Object { $_ -ne '' })
+    $decoded = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString($byteData)
+    $values = New-Object 'System.Collections.Generic.List[string]'
+    $current = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder
+
+    foreach ($character in $decoded.ToCharArray()) {
+        if ($character -eq [char]0) {
+            $values.Add($current.ToString())
+            $null = $current.Clear()
+            continue
+        }
+
+        $null = $current.Append($character)
+    }
+
+    if ($values.Count -gt 0 -and $values[$values.Count - 1] -eq '') {
+        $values.RemoveAt($values.Count - 1)
+    }
+
+    return @($values.ToArray())
 }
diff --git a/Win11Debloat.ps1 b/Win11Debloat.ps1
index c532767..44f421e 100644
--- a/Win11Debloat.ps1
+++ b/Win11Debloat.ps1
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ if (-not $script:WingetInstalled -and -not $Silent) {
 . "$PSScriptRoot/Scripts/Helpers/GetUserDirectory.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot/Scripts/Helpers/GetUserName.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot/Scripts/Helpers/RegistryPathHelpers.ps1"
+. "$PSScriptRoot/Scripts/Helpers/ApplyRegistryRegFile.ps1"
 . "$PSScriptRoot/Scripts/Helpers/TestIfUserIsLoggedIn.ps1"
 
 # Threading functions
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ else {
 }
 
 if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("Sysprep")) {
-    $defaultUserPath = GetUserDirectory -userName "Default"
+    GetUserDirectory -userName "Default" | Out-Null
 
     # Exit script if run in Sysprep mode on Windows 10
     if ($WinVersion -lt 22000) {
@@ -412,10 +413,10 @@ if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("Sysprep")) {
 
 # Ensure that target user exists, if User or AppRemovalTarget parameter was provided
 if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("User")) {
-    $userPath = GetUserDirectory -userName $script:Params.Item("User")
+    GetUserDirectory -userName $script:Params.Item("User") | Out-Null
 }
 if ($script:Params.ContainsKey("AppRemovalTarget")) {
-    $userPath = GetUserDirectory -userName $script:Params.Item("AppRemovalTarget")
+    GetUserDirectory -userName $script:Params.Item("AppRemovalTarget") | Out-Null
 }
 
 # Remove LastUsedSettings.json file if it exists and is empty