function Import-Registry($reg) {
    # add reg file hander
    $reg = "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00`r`n`r`n" + $reg

    # store, import and remove reg file
    $regfile = "$env:windir\Temp\registry.reg"
    $reg | Out-File $regfile
    Start-Process "regedit.exe" -ArgumentList ("/s", "$regfile") -Wait
    rm $regfile
}

function Takeown-Registry($key) {
    # TODO does not work for all root keys yet
    switch ($key.split('\')[0]) {
        "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" {
            $reg = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::ClassesRoot
            $key = $key.substring(18)
        }
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" {
            $reg = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser
            $key = $key.substring(18)
        }
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" {
            $reg = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::LocalMachine
            $key = $key.substring(19)
        }
    }

    # set owner
    $key = $reg.OpenSubKey($key, "ReadWriteSubTree", "TakeOwnership")
    $owner = [Security.Principal.NTAccount]"Administrators"
    $acl = $key.GetAccessControl()
    $acl.SetOwner($owner)
    $key.SetAccessControl($acl)

    # set FullControl
    $acl = $key.GetAccessControl()
    $rule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule("Administrators", "FullControl", "Allow")
    $acl.SetAccessRule($rule)
    $key.SetAccessControl($acl)
}

function Elevate-Privileges {
    param($Privilege)
    $Definition = @"
    using System;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

    public class AdjPriv {
        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
            internal static extern bool AdjustTokenPrivileges(IntPtr htok, bool disall, ref TokPriv1Luid newst, int len, IntPtr prev, IntPtr rele);

        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
            internal static extern bool OpenProcessToken(IntPtr h, int acc, ref IntPtr phtok);

        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
            internal static extern bool LookupPrivilegeValue(string host, string name, ref long pluid);

        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
            internal struct TokPriv1Luid {
                public int Count;
                public long Luid;
                public int Attr;
            }

        internal const int SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED = 0x00000002;
        internal const int TOKEN_QUERY = 0x00000008;
        internal const int TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES = 0x00000020;

        public static bool EnablePrivilege(long processHandle, string privilege) {
            bool retVal;
            TokPriv1Luid tp;
            IntPtr hproc = new IntPtr(processHandle);
            IntPtr htok = IntPtr.Zero;
            retVal = OpenProcessToken(hproc, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES | TOKEN_QUERY, ref htok);
            tp.Count = 1;
            tp.Luid = 0;
            tp.Attr = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
            retVal = LookupPrivilegeValue(null, privilege, ref tp.Luid);
            retVal = AdjustTokenPrivileges(htok, false, ref tp, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
            return retVal;
        }
    }
"@
    $ProcessHandle = (Get-Process -id $pid).Handle
    $type = Add-Type $definition -PassThru
    $type[0]::EnablePrivilege($processHandle, $Privilege)
}