Event Viewer → Windows Logs → System → Filter for source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-General or Registry .
your computer. Windows will now periodically back up the registry to the RegBack folder again. regback copy not working
This makes copying them for a restore useless. Event Viewer → Windows Logs → System →
| Mistake | Why It Failed | Working Solution | |--------|--------------|------------------| | Trying to copy from live C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack | Files are 0 KB (placeholders) after Windows 10 1803+ / Server 2016+ | Use a Volume Shadow Copy from before the corruption | | Assuming the old method still works | Microsoft changed registry backup behavior to use VSS | Enable "RegBack full backup" via Group Policy if you want the old behavior: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > "Allow registry backups to RegBack folder" | | Not testing backups regularly | Trusting a feature without verification | Automate weekly registry backup checks using PowerShell | This makes copying them for a restore useless