How to Back Up and Restore Some or All of Your Windows Registry

Back up the registry manually In Registry Editor, locate and click the registry key or subkey that you want to back up. Click File > Export. In the Export Registry File dialog box, select the location to which you want to save the backup copy, and then type a name for the backup file in the File name field. Click Save.

1. How do I backup my entire registry?
2. How do I backup my Windows 10 registry?
3. How do I reset Windows registry to default?
4. How do I restore a registry backup?

How do I backup my entire registry?

Back up the Windows registry

1. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type in the following text, and then press Enter. regedit. ...
3. On the File menu, click Export.
4. In the File name box, type a name that you will remember, such as Registry Backup.
5. Select a location where you want to save the Registration Entries (. reg) file.
6. Click Save.

How do I backup my Windows 10 registry?

How to backup Registry keys on Windows 10

1. Open Start.
2. Search for regedit, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3. Navigate to the location of the settings you want to backup.
4. Select the key you want to backup.
5. Click the File menu, and select the Export option.

How do I reset Windows registry to default?

While there's no official way to "reset" only the Registry, you can use Windows' built-in refresh tools to get everything back to normal. Type Reset into the Start Menu and click Reset This PC to enter the appropriate menu.

How do I restore a registry backup?

Restoring the Windows registry backup

1. Open the Windows Registry Editor by doing either of the following: ...
2. Click File > Import.
3. Select the directory where the registry backup will be imported (e.g. desktop) and select the registry backup.
4. Click Open.
5. Restart your computer to begin using the restored registry.