How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

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Back up the registry manually

1. Select Start, type regedit.exe in the search box, and press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2. In Registry Editor, locate and click the registry key or subkey you want to back up.

3. Select File > Export.

4. 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.

5. Select Save.

Restore a manual backup

1. Select Start, type regedit.exe, and then press Enter. If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

2. In Registry Editor, click File > Import.

3. In the Import Registry File dialog box, select the location to which you saved the backup copy, select the backup file, and then click Open.

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