Using two arrays to create registry keys/values - arrays

Question

Trying to automate our font installation process for new PCs.
To install fonts, Windows adds the .ttf, .otf, etc. file to C:\Windows\Fonts and then creates a corresponding registry key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts. A typical registry key would look like this:
Arial (TrueType) | Arial.ttf
To automate this, I've made two arrays using Get-ChildItem:
$names = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\corp\install\fonts" | Select-Object name | Out-String | ForEach-Object {$_ -Replace "----","" ` -Replace "Name","" ` -Replace ".otf","" ` -Replace ".ttf","" } | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() }
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\corp\install\fonts" | Select-Object name | Out-String | ForEach-Object {$_ -Replace "----","" ` -Replace "Name","" } | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() }
Each $name in $names will be the name of the registry key, and each $file in $files will be the data for that registry key.
How would I go about doing this? I've attempted to use hash tables, PSObjects, nested ForEach loops, all to no avail. I have had difficulty finding anything on here and elsewhere that matches this situation exactly.
Error checking is not really necessary since there will always be a corresponding value.
REVISED FINAL SOLUTION:
Write-Host "Installing corporate fonts..."
Copy-Item -Path "C:\corp\install\fonts\*" -Destination "C:\Windows\Fonts" -Force -Recurse
$fontList = #()
$fonts = Get-ChildItem "C:\corp\install\fonts" | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
ForEach ( $font in $fonts ) {
$fontList += [PSCustomObject] #{
Name = $font -Replace ".otf","" ` -Replace ".ttf",""
File = $font
} |
ForEach-Object {
New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" -Name $_.Name -Value $_.File
}
}

Answer 1

I must admit I don't fully understand your question so forgive me if this response is way off base, but it this what you're looking for? A table with both pieces of data in one?
Function CreateVariables {
$namevariables = #()
$filenames = ( Get-ChildItem "C:\corp\install\fonts" ).name
Foreach ( $name in $filenames ){
$namevariables += [PSCustomObject] #{
Name = $name -Replace "----","" ` -Replace "Name","" ` -Replace ".otf","" ` -Replace ".ttf",""
File = $name -Replace "----","" ` -Replace "Name",""
}
}
Return $namevariables
}
CreateVariables

Answer 2

Piping both name and value to set-itemproperty seem impossible. Foreach-object seems the way to go.
$path = 'hklm:\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\fonts'
[pscustomobject]#{name='a name';value='a value'} |
foreach { set-itemproperty $path $_.name $_.value -whatif }
What if: Performing the operation "Set Property" on target "Item: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\fonts Property: a name".
You may prefer using this vbscript-like method to install fonts:
https://www.mondaiji.com/blog/other/it/10247-windows-install-fonts-via-command-line