This page - 7 Ways to Start Windows 10 in Safe Mode introduced 4 methods to start Windows 10 with Advanced Startup Options.ġ, Open Windows 10 Settings window, select Update & Security, then choose Recovery tab on the left, and click Restart Now button under Advanced Startup on the right. To restore the registry from the RegBack folder, we need to start Windows 10 with the Advanced Startup Options, and then run the command line to restore the registry. Okay, we have the registry backup, how to use this backup to restore the registry? If you are using Windows 10 v1803 or higher, you can refer to this page to learn How to Enable Windows 10 Automatically Back Up The Registry. Then you can just run the batch file anytime to restore your registry (preferably after booting to DOS).As we know that Windows 10 can auto-backup the registry system hives to the folder RegBack, although this auto-backup has been closed starting from version 1803, we can manually enable it again by configuring a special registry entry. Then save the file somewhere as MS-DOS Batch File " restore.bat". Instead just use full paths for each command i.e. Tip: You can copy and paste the commands above into a file in Notepad with slight modifications (no " cd" commands. Power on your computer and see if your problem(s) are fixed. Now you have properly restored your windows registry.
Type in these commands in sequence to restore your registry:Ĭd c: \windows (changes directory to Windows)Īttrib user.dat -h -r (makes file not hidden/restricted)Ĭd c: \backup (changes directory to your backup dir)Ĭopy user.dat c: \windows (copy file to backup folder)Ĭd c: \windows ( attrib user.dat +h +r (gives attributes back to file) Choose " Command Prompt Only" as your boot option.
This tutorial assumes you have backed up your registry according to the guidelines in Backup Windows Registry.īoot your computer with a boot disk or by pressing F8 just before your computer says " Starting Windows.". You will just have to reinstall the software after restoring your registry. You took out its memory of when that program was installed, so as far as the registry knows, that software was never installed (even though its files exist on the hard drive). Of course, it won't remove any files or anything, but the registry is like Windows' brain. Be aware though that this will most likely cause software that was installed after you backed up your registry to not work properly. If your computer is crashing and you don't know why, restoring a recent working registry can be very helpful and will often fix your problems.
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