Windows 10 Registry Backups (Enable & Disable) ---------------------------------------------- First, note that registry backups are kept in this folder: C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack They are about 50-100MB each. To ENABLE Windows 10 to make Windows Registry Backups: ------ A. Manually modify the Windows Registry 1. Run regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\ Configuration Manager 3. Right-click on Configuration Manager a. Select New > DWORD (32-bit) b. Name it EnablePeriodicBackup c. Double-click on it and set its value to 1 4. Verify the change to the Windows registry 5. Restart the PC B. Use a script to append the Windows Registry 1. Open Notepad 2. Insert the code below (between the lines) 3. Save As bkpenabl.reg with the save type All 4. Find the file and right-click and merge to the Win Reg ------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager] "EnablePeriodicBackup"=dword:00000001 ------------------------------------------------------------------ to DISABLE Windows 10 to make Windows Registry Backups: ------- A. Manually modify the Windows Registry 1. Run regedit 2. Navigate to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\ Configuration Manager 3. Right-click on Configuration Manager a. Select New > DWORD (32-bit) b. Name it EnablePeriodicBackup c. Double-click on it and set its value to 0 4. Verify the change to the Windows registry 5. Restart the PC B. Use a script modification the Windows Registry 1. Open Notepad 2. Insert the code below (between the lines) 3. Save As bkpdisbl.reg with the save type All 4. Find the file and right-click and merge to the Win Reg ------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager] "EnablePeriodicBackup"=dword:00000000 ------------------------------------------------------------------