Windows 10: Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry when Restart in Windows 10

How to: Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry when Restart in Windows 10

How to Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry to RegBack folder when Computer Restarts in Windows 10


By default, Windows 10 backs up the registry to the RegBack folder when the computer restarts, and creates a RegIdleBackup task to manage subsequent backups. Windows stores the task information in the Scheduled Task Library, in the Microsoft\Windows\Registry folder. The task has the following properties:



Starting in Windows 10 version 1803, Windows no longer automatically backs up the system registry to the RegBack folder. If you browse to to the \Windows\System32\config\RegBack folder in Windows Explorer, you will still see each registry hive, but each file is 0kb in size.



This change is by design, and is intended to help reduce the overall disk footprint size of Windows 10. To recover a system with a corrupt registry hive, Microsoft recommends that you use a system restore point.

If you have to use the legacy backup behavior, you can re-enable it using the method in this tutorial.

See also:

• KB4509719 The system registry is no longer backed up to the RegBack folder starting in Windows 10 version 1803 | Windows Support
• Enable Automatic Backs up of System Registry

This tutorial will show you how to enable Windows 10 to automatically backup of the system registry to the RegBack folder when the computer restarts.

*note You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the automatic backup of the system registry.



Here's How:

*note The downloadable .reg files below will add or delete the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager

EnablePeriodicBackup DWORD

(delete) = Disable
1 = Enable


1. Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry to RegBack folder when Computer Restarts
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Enable_automatic_backup_of_system_registry_to_RegBack_folder.reg

Download

3. To Disable Automatic Backup of System Registry to RegBack folder when Computer Restarts
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Disable_automatic_backup_of_system_registry_to_RegBack_folder.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. Restart the computer to apply.

8. You could now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn

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Enable Automatic Backs up of System Registry

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How to Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry to RegBack folder when Computer Restarts in Windows 10

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Enable Automatic Backs up of System Registry

BTW, thanks to Brink that's where I got the link from as well as his tutorial.

 

How to Re-Enable Windows 10 Automatic Registry Backup

How to Re-Enable Windows 10 Automatic Registry Backup

I want to re enable my registry backup in windows 10. Microsoft sayed they disabled the automatically registry backup for windows 10. My computer always crashes. if my registry will corrupt i can restore the registry backup

Has anyone have a solution for Re-Enable this Windows 10 Automatic Registry Backup

Code:

Thanks,RegardsAaqil

 

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How do I re-enable the automatic system registry backup in windows 10, ver 1903?

 

Enable Automatic Backup of System Registry when Restart in Windows 10  

Dan,

The best solution would be to keep updated system images available.

If you have the available hard drive space, then yeah it would be safer to enable the automatic backup of the system registry just in case it may allow you to recover.