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How to backup (and restore) the Windows 11 registry?

Anonymous
2024-04-23T20:58:54+00:00

I'm new to Windows 11 (I'm running 23H2, 22631.3447). I would like to install a piece of software (namely, Winaero Tweaker) that will likely make changes to the Windows 11 registry. I would like to backup the registry in case problems arise.

How do I perform a one-time backup of the registry? And how can I restore that backup in case problems arise?

I found a tutorial on how to enable automatic backup of the system registry upon restart, but how do I manually perform a one-time backup of the registry?

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  1. paulr0511 44,275 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-04-23T21:49:02+00:00

    Good day classic35mm, thanks for your question. I am glad to be able to provide assistance to you today. To do a backup of the registry, press Windows key + R and then on the run box type in there regedit and press Enter or hit OK and when the Registry Editor opens click File > Export > Select the location of the registry save file > click Save and to restore it from your saved registry file, locate the file that you have saved and then right click on it and click Merge and a confirmation message will appear and then click Yes and this should restore the registry and another way to do it is via the Registry Editor and then go to File > Import and locate the file that you have saved and click Open to restore it from there.

    Regards,

    Paul R.

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    Anonymous
    2024-04-23T21:22:06+00:00

    Do you have any system restore points currently? Have you performed any updates since you bought the computer? If you don't have a recent one, then create one before you install your application.

    Type rstrui in the search box using the search icon on the taskbar. See if you have any.

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    Perform a search for creating a restore point. See example image below.

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