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OpenSubKey() returns null for a registry key that I can see in regedit.exe

I'm trying to get all the display names of the sub keys within this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall


With this code:



RegistryKey newKey;
string val;

string KeyPath64Bit = @'SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall';
RegistryKey mainKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(KeyPath64Bit);

string[] RegKeys64Bits = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(KeyPath64Bit).GetSubKeyNames();

foreach (string s in RegKeys64Bits)
{
newKey = mainKey.OpenSubKey(s);
val = newKey.GetValue('DisplayName', -1, RegistryValueOptions.None).ToString();
if (val != '-1')
file64.WriteLine(val);
}


After running the code I can't find one of the keys I need:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{DA5E371C-6333-3D8A-93A4-6FD5B20BCC6E}


And it should have the display name: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable - 10.0.30319, but instead the GetSubKeyNames() method gives me the sub key : {DA5E371C-6333-3D8A-93A4-6FD5B20BCC6E}.KB2151757 which doesn't have any display name.

Why can't I get the exact sub key I need ({DA5E371C-6333-3D8A-93A4-6FD5B20BCC6E}) and how can I get it?

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