How to Back up your Windows Registry File

The Windows Registry is the backbone of the Microsoft Windows operating system. It keeps and stores the settings for your hardware, operating system, most -- if not all -- of your other software, and settings found throughout your workspace environment. From time to time, you should make a backup of their current system's registry; in the event something serious should happen, you might otherwise lose all of your settings, registrations for your programs and other important items.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Click "Start" on your taskbar, followed by "Run."
2. Type "regedit" and press the Enter key.
3. Locate the menu in the Registry Editor's window. Click on "File" and "Export."
4. Choose the folder in which you want to save your registry's backup. Select "All" under "Export Range," and click Save.
5. Close the Registry Editor. You have successfully backed up your registry.

Tips & Warnings

• Unless you know what you're doing, do not stray from these instructions. If you delete a key by accident or change a setting that Windows needs, your entire operating system could become unstable.

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