---
name: "SHDeleteEmptyKeyA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SHDeleteEmptyKeyA"
---

# SHDeleteEmptyKeyA(3w)

## NAME

**SHDeleteEmptyKeyA** (SHLWAPI.@)

## SYNOPSIS

DWORD SHDeleteEmptyKeyA\
  (\
   HKEY   *hKey*,\
   LPCSTR *lpszSubKey*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Delete a registry key with no sub keys.

## PARAMS

*hKey* **\[In\]**  Handle to registry key.

*lpszSubKey* **\[In\]**  Name of sub key to delete.

## RETURNS

**Success:** **ERROR\_SUCCESS**. The key is deleted.

**Failure:** If the key is not empty, returns **ERROR\_KEY\_HAS\_CHILDREN**. Otherwise returns an error code from **[RegOpenKeyExA(3w)](/RegOpenKeyExA/3w.md)**, **[RegQueryInfoKeyA(3w)](/RegQueryInfoKeyA/3w.md)** or RegDeleteKeyA().

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"shlwapi.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/shlwapi/reg.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.