Windows automatically stores backups in C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack . To manually copy these:
To prevent this "0 KB" issue again, you can re-enable the automatic backup via the registry once you are back in Windows: Navigate to:
Since you cannot rely on the empty RegBack folder, you need to use alternative recovery methods. 1. Use System Restore regback copy -.- .. not working
This exports the five main Registry hives into individual .reg files on your C: drive. No regback , no copy -.- , no .. – just working code.
cd C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack copy * ..\ Use System Restore This exports the five main
reg export [KeyPath] [Filename.reg]
So, when you type regback copy -.- .. , the command interpreter sees: cd C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack copy *
If you can't use System Restore, try repairing the system files from the command prompt: Run this command to check for corruption: sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\windows Microsoft Learn 4. Enable RegBack for the future