Scroll all the way to the top in the registry hierarchy and select Computer.

To do this, head over to the Registry Editor and follow these steps: In such a situation, a better way to backup Windows Registry is to take a backup of the entire registry keys. Method 2: Create a Backup of the Entire Windows RegistryĬreating a backup of individual registry keys is helpful when you’re making changes to just a few registry keys, but it’s not ideal if you’re about to tweak a bunch of keys on your system.

Select the Selected branch radio option under Export range.

Choose the location where you want to save the backup of this key.

Click on the File menu and select Export.

For this, you can either click through the directories on the left-hand pane to traverse the registry keys or click on the search box at the top and enter the key path.

In Registry Editor, navigate to the key you’re about to modify.

And, in the User Account Control prompt, click Yes.

Hit Windows+R to bring up Run and type regedit.

With such (and other similar) registry tweaks, rather than backing up the entire Windows Registry, which would take a backup of all the keys (and their values), you can instead just backup the one particular key you’re about to modify.įollow these steps to backup a particular Windows Registry key:

Regedit backup