{"id":10321,"date":"2019-07-03T00:22:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T22:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/159.69.82.204\/win\/?p=10321"},"modified":"2020-12-22T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:28:22","slug":"windows-10-v1803-and-above-no-more-regback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borncity.com\/win\/2019\/07\/03\/windows-10-v1803-and-above-no-more-regback\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 V1803 and above: No more RegBack"},"content":{"rendered":"

[German<\/a>]Windows 10 stops to auto back up copies of the registry into the RegBack <\/em>folder since version 1803. Microsoft recently announced this within a support article.  <\/p>\n

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\"\"This is a supplement to a topic I thought was generally known. I remember my blog post Windows 10: No RegBack backup in V1803\/1809<\/a> of November 5, 2018 where I described that issue. Here are some excerpts from my older post an an explanation provided by Microsoft including a workaround on how to get back the old behavior.<\/p>\n

Some Background<\/h2>\n

Windows contains a feature that creates a backup copy of the registry files at regular intervals. Windows uses a folder C:\\Windows\\System32\\config\\RegBack<\/em> in which the operating system can cyclically store copies of its registry files. There is a task in the branch Microsoft -> Windows -> Registry<\/em> in the task planner for this purpose.<\/p>\n

\"Task<\/em> <\/p>\n

This task cyclically creates various files in the RegBack<\/em> folder. I checked this under Windows 7 times in an administrative command prompt. This looks like this: <\/p>\n

\"Registrierungsdateien <\/p>\n

The system-wide valid structure files of the registry (hives) can be found. In SOFTWARE, for example, all installed programs can be found and under SYSTEM the registration keys for the system are stored. <\/p>\n

This feature should allow you to repair a Windows that is no longer starting due to damaged registry hives. In the past, however, there have been problems with the feature from time to time. <\/p>\n

RegBack is missing since Windows 10 V1803<\/h2>\n

In Windows 10 Version 1803\/1809 the registry backup task doesn't work anymore. If you inspect the RegBack <\/em>folder, you will see, it is empty, although there is a backup task. <\/p>\n

\"RegBack-Ordner <\/p>\n

Even a manual execution of the task to backup the registry hive files does not change this. I then searched the Internet \u2013 this forum entry in MS Answers<\/a> from June 7, 2018 complains about this effect already on Windows 10 V1803. A user writes that the files would have a size of 0 kb. Other users confirm these observations. It is assumed that Microsoft silently 'killed' the registry backup from Windows 10 V1803. In version 1809 the folder is even completely empty. <\/p>\n

This tweet<\/a> from Vadim Sterkin<\/a> @vsterkin also already discussed this observation for Windows 10 V1803, and some people try to bring it to the attention of the Microsoft developers in the feedback hub or via Twitter. <\/p>\n

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#Windows10<\/a> 1803+ no longer creates backup copies of the registry<\/p>\n

Major blow to the Windows emergency restore abilities (forum support).<\/p>\n

Plz RT & in #feedbackhub<\/a><\/p>\n

Insiders on 1809: https:\/\/t.co\/juah6C3Mk4<\/a>
Non-insiders on 1803: https:\/\/t.co\/CsX0FLHWS4<\/a><\/p>\n

cc @WithinRafael<\/a> @rlinev<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xrStdXzLxE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vadim Sterkin (@vsterkin) 30. Oktober 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n