How to Safely Backup and Restore the Registry on Windows 11

Backup and Restoring the Registry on Windows 11 is another Important Topic. Registry Editor is a file that stores the database of settings. This file holds the data of software, hardware, etc. You can open the Registry Editor on Windows 11 By Clicking the window start button and searching it.

Error or Incorrect Changing in the Registry file can cause many troubles. So, if you want to make changes in the Windows Registry, it’s best to create a backup and restore the settings if anything goes wrong.

Backup and Restore the Registry on Windows 11

There are two methods for Backup and Restoring the Registry on Windows 11. In this article, we will guide you step by Step. Here are these two methods ;

1) Backup Registry via System Restore

2) Backup & Restore Registry via Registry Editor

These two methods are followed in detail.

1) Backup Registry via System Restore

The restoring point is a backup utility that backs up all Windows files and settings to a different location on the Computer. If you want to back up the registry, the easiest option is to create a system restore point in the Computer.

This way, you will back Windows to the previous state if anything goes wrong while changing the registry file.

There is following are followings steps;

1. First, Click the Windows 11 start button, search Create a restore point, and click the Open button.

Create a restore point
Create a restore point

2 Second, select your system installation drive in the System Properties.

system installation drive.
System-installation drive.

3. Third, Click on the Create button as shown in the below Image.

Create button in restore point
Create a button in a restore point.

4. Fourth, you have been asked to type any Description to the Name Restore Point and Then Click  Create Button.

Type the description to help you identify the restore point
Type the description to help you identify the restore point.

This way, you can create a restore point in the Windows 11 operating system.

Restore the registry from the Backup.

If anything goes wrong in the Registry, You can Restore it to the previous state in Windows 11. Here are the below Articles. Let’s start it.

1. First, Click on Windows 11 Start Button Search. Create a restore point and Open it.

Create a restore point
Create a restore point.

2. On the System Properties, click on the System Restore option and click it.

System Restore option
System Restore option

3. Next, click the Next button on the System Restore window.

 System Restore window
System Restore window

4. In the Fourth Step, select the restore point you have created before and click on the Next button.

select the restore point
select the restore point

5. In the Final Steps, Click on the Finished button.

Restore the registry from the Backup
Restore the registry from the Backup.

In this way, you can restore the registry from your created backup file.

2) Backup & Restore Registry via Registry Editor

The Registry Editor allows you to back up and restores the Registry file in Windows 11. The Followings steps are to back up and Restore the Registry on Windows 11.

  1. First, Click the Start Button in Windows 11, Search Registry Editor, and Open it.
Registry Editor
Registry Editor

2. After Opening the Registry Editor, Click on the File Button and Select Then Export.

Registry Editor
Registry Editor

3. select the save location in this Step and click the Save button.

 Backup & Restore Registry via Registry Editor
Backup & Restore Registry via Registry Editor

4. In this way, this will back up the Registry settings on your Windows 11.

5. Open the Registry and Select File > Import to restore the Windows Registry.

 Restore the Registry,
Restore the Registry

6. In the last Step, Select the Registry backup file you have exported.

In this way, you will know how you can Backup and Restore the Registry on Windows 11

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