How to back up and restore the registry in Windows PC

Before working in the Windows Registry, it is always a good idea to back it up first, so that you have the option of restoration, should something go wrong.

In this blog post, I will show you, how to back up and restore the registry in Windows 11.

Registry Editor in Windows

How to back up registry on Windows PC?

To back up registry in Windows 11:

• Select Search on the Taskbar, type Regedit, and select "Registry Editor".
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
• In "Registry Editor", locate and click the registry key or subkey that you want to back up.
  To back up the complete Registry, highlight Computer.
• Then click on File and select Export.
• In the "Export Registry File" dialogue 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.
• And then click on Save to back up the registry.

How to restore registry on Windows PC?

To restore registry in Windows 11:

• Select Search on the Taskbar, type Regedit, and select "Registry Editor".
  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
• Then click on File and select Import.
• In the "Import Registry File" dialogue box, select the location to which you saved the backup copy, and select the backup file.
• And then click on Open to restore the registry.

Source: Microsoft