Copy Not Working [exclusive] - Regback
If your "RegBack" copy isn't working, it is likely because Microsoft disabled automatic registry backups by default starting in Windows 10, version 1803 Microsoft Learn . When you navigate to \Windows\System32\config\RegBack , you will see registry hive files with a size of , making them useless for manual recovery Microsoft Learn Why this happens
Click OK and close Registry Editor.
folder in 2018. While the folder still exists, the "hives" (DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM) inside are now placeholder files with 0 KB in size . If you try to copy these into your active regback copy not working
Microsoft changed this behavior to reduce the overall disk footprint of Windows. Instead of the RegBack folder, they recommend using System Restore points to recover a corrupted registry Microsoft Learn How to re-enable RegBack If your "RegBack" copy isn't working, it is
vssadmin list shadows # Then copy from shadow path copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopyX\Windows\System32\config\RegBack\* C:\restore\ While the folder still exists, the "hives" (DEFAULT,