diff --git a/config/tweaks.json b/config/tweaks.json
index 6cb4353793..0dccf41cae 100644
--- a/config/tweaks.json
+++ b/config/tweaks.json
@@ -3349,6 +3349,7 @@
         "Name": "BingSearchEnabled",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3392,6 +3393,7 @@
         "Name": "VerboseStatus",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "false",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3410,6 +3412,7 @@
         "Name": "HideRecommendedSection",
         "Value": "0",
         "OriginalValue": "1",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       },
       {
@@ -3417,6 +3420,7 @@
         "Name": "IsEducationEnvironment",
         "Value": "0",
         "OriginalValue": "1",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       },
       {
@@ -3424,6 +3428,7 @@
         "Name": "HideRecommendedSection",
         "Value": "0",
         "OriginalValue": "1",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3442,6 +3447,7 @@
         "Name": "WindowArrangementActive",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "String"
       }
     ],
@@ -3460,6 +3466,7 @@
         "Name": "EnableSnapAssistFlyout",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3488,6 +3495,7 @@
         "Name": "SnapAssist",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3516,6 +3524,7 @@
         "Name": "MouseSpeed",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       },
       {
@@ -3523,6 +3532,7 @@
         "Name": "MouseThreshold1",
         "Value": "6",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       },
       {
@@ -3530,6 +3540,7 @@
         "Name": "MouseThreshold2",
         "Value": "10",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3548,6 +3559,7 @@
         "Name": "Flags",
         "Value": "510",
         "OriginalValue": "58",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3622,6 +3634,7 @@
         "Name": "SearchboxTaskbarMode",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3640,6 +3653,7 @@
         "Name": "ShowTaskViewButton",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3658,6 +3672,7 @@
         "Name": "TaskbarDa",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3676,6 +3691,7 @@
         "Name": "TaskbarAl",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "true",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
@@ -3694,6 +3710,7 @@
         "Name": "DisplayParameters",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "false",
         "Type": "DWord"
       },
       {
@@ -3701,6 +3718,7 @@
         "Name": "DisableEmoticon",
         "Value": "1",
         "OriginalValue": "0",
+        "DefaultState": "false",
         "Type": "DWord"
       }
     ],
diff --git a/functions/private/Get-WinUtilToggleStatus.ps1 b/functions/private/Get-WinUtilToggleStatus.ps1
index 3b0d329d05..7084813ede 100644
--- a/functions/private/Get-WinUtilToggleStatus.ps1
+++ b/functions/private/Get-WinUtilToggleStatus.ps1
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Function Get-WinUtilToggleStatus {
 
         foreach ($regentry in $ToggleSwitchReg) {
             try {
+                if (!(Test-Path $regentry.Path)) {
+                    New-Item -Path $regentry.Path -Force | Out-Null
+                }
                 $regstate = (Get-ItemProperty -path $regentry.Path).$($regentry.Name)
                 if ($regstate -eq $regentry.Value) {
                     $count += 1
@@ -42,8 +45,27 @@ Function Get-WinUtilToggleStatus {
                 } else {
                     Write-Debug "$($regentry.Name) is false (state: $regstate, value: $($regentry.Value), original: $($regentry.OriginalValue))"
                 }
+                if (!$regstate) {
+                    write-host "missing $($regentry.Name)"
+                    switch ($regentry.DefaultState) {
+                        "true" {
+                            write-host "true"
+                            $regstate = $regentry.Value
+                            $count += 1
+                        }
+                        "false" {
+                            write-host "false"
+                            $regstate = $regentry.OriginalValue
+                        }
+                        default {
+                            write-host "default"
+                            Write-Error "Entry for $($regentry.Name) does not exist and no DefaultState is defined."
+                            $regstate = $regentry.OriginalValue
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             } catch {
-                Write-Error "An error occurred while accessing registry entry $($regentry.Path): $_"
+                Write-Error "An unexpected error occurred: $_"
             }
         }