Windows only creates automatic Registry backups with restore points.Īlthough Windows tries to back up the Registry before important changes are made to the system, it isn't perfect. When a restore point is created, Windows saves the following: critical system-level files, certain program files, local but not roaming profile data, system-level configurations, and of course, the Registry. These restore points act as references for what your system looked like back then.
System Restore is a Windows feature that creates a partial backup of your system (called a "restore point") and allows you to revert the state of your system back to what it was like in the past. So when does Windows automatically back up the Registry? To understand that, we have to first understand System Restore. (In case it wasn't clear, Windows immediately "saves" the Registry to disk whenever a change is made.) Since meaning #1 is extremely basic and self-explanatory, we'll mainly address meaning #2 over the remainder of this article. To avoid confusion, we like to reserve the verb "save" for meaning #1 and use the verb "back up" when talking about meaning #2. When you save the Registry, you're exporting the current state of the overall system into a file to be used as a reference. When you save the Registry, you're applying unsaved changes and altering the current state of the overall system. When people talk about "saving" the Registry, it can be a bit confusing because there are two broad meanings:
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