
However, you can use the registry recovery procedure when your Windows is not booting properly in normal mode. If your Windows 10 is turned on (online), you can’t replace the original registry files in the %windir%\System32\Config since they are locked by the operating system. You can run this task manually by right-clicking on the task name and select Run. In the Task Scheduler console, go to the section Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Registry.Īs you can see, the RegIdleBack task is active (Ready) and the last time completed successfully (Last Run Result: The operation completed successfully – 0x0). To find a task that is responsible for backing up the registry, open the Windows Scheduler ( Taskschd.msc).

By default, a registry backup is created every 10 days or when installing system updates, drivers, or programs. Registry hives backup copies are created by a separate task RegIdleBack from the Automatic Maintenance subsystem. These hives are stored in each directory with a user profile in the NTUSER.DAT and USRCLASS.DAT files and you need to make copies by yourself.Īccordingly, to restore the registry in Windows 10, you need to copy the files from the RegBack folder (where they are usually updated after updates that affect the registry) to the folder %windir%\System32\Config. Please note that the user’s registry hives are not backed up automatically.

There are 5 files total in this location (in parentheses indicate the registry hive that is stored in a file): Each registry hive is stored in a separate file.
