diff --git a/crates/libs/registry/src/key.rs b/crates/libs/registry/src/key.rs
index 66461daec6..9af1282a84 100644
--- a/crates/libs/registry/src/key.rs
+++ b/crates/libs/registry/src/key.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl Key {
     }
 
     /// Sets the name and value in the registry key.
-    pub fn set_string<T: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: T, value: T) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn set_string<T: AsRef<str>, U: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: T, value: U) -> Result<()> {
         self.set_bytes(name, Type::String, pcwstr(value).as_bytes())
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Key {
     }
 
     /// Sets the name and value in the registry key.
-    pub fn set_expand_string<T: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: T, value: T) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn set_expand_string<T: AsRef<str>, U: AsRef<str>>(&self, name: T, value: U) -> Result<()> {
         self.set_bytes(name, Type::ExpandString, pcwstr(value).as_bytes())
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/tests/misc/registry/tests/string.rs b/crates/tests/misc/registry/tests/string.rs
index 41e507b6a8..90719020f0 100644
--- a/crates/tests/misc/registry/tests/string.rs
+++ b/crates/tests/misc/registry/tests/string.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use windows_registry::*;
 use windows_strings::*;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,15 @@ fn string() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(key.get_hstring("string")?, "value");
     assert_eq!(key.get_multi_string("string")?, ["value".to_string()]);
 
+    key.set_string("string_different_types", Cow::Owned("value".to_string()))?;
+    assert_eq!(key.get_type("string_different_types")?, Type::String);
+    assert_eq!(key.get_string("string_different_types")?, "value");
+    assert_eq!(key.get_hstring("string_different_types")?, "value");
+    assert_eq!(
+        key.get_multi_string("string_different_types")?,
+        ["value".to_string()],
+    );
+
     key.set_hstring("hstring", h!("value"))?;
     assert_eq!(key.get_type("hstring")?, Type::String);
     assert_eq!(key.get_string("hstring")?, "value");
@@ -25,6 +35,18 @@ fn string() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(key.get_hstring("expand_string")?, "value");
     assert_eq!(key.get_multi_string("expand_string")?, ["value"]);
 
+    key.set_expand_string("expand_string_different_types".to_string(), "value")?;
+    assert_eq!(
+        key.get_type("expand_string_different_types")?,
+        Type::ExpandString
+    );
+    assert_eq!(key.get_string("expand_string_different_types")?, "value");
+    assert_eq!(key.get_hstring("expand_string_different_types")?, "value");
+    assert_eq!(
+        key.get_multi_string("expand_string_different_types")?,
+        ["value"],
+    );
+
     key.set_expand_hstring("expand_hstring", h!("value"))?;
     assert_eq!(key.get_type("expand_hstring")?, Type::ExpandString);
     assert_eq!(key.get_string("expand_hstring")?, "value");