change_registry_from_file#

Desktop.change_registry_from_file(registry_file: str, make_active: bool | None = True) → bool#

Apply desktop registry settings from an ACF file.

One way to get an ACF file is to export a configuration from the AEDT UI and then edit and reuse it.

Parameters:

registry_filestr: Full path to the ACF file.
make_activebool, optional: Whether to set the imported configuration as active. The default is True.

Returns:

bool: True when successful, False when failed.

Examples

>>> from ansys.aedt.core import Desktop
>>> desktop = Desktop(version="2026.1")
>>> desktop.change_registry_from_file(registry_file=r"C:\Configs\DesktopConfig.acf")