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Regback Copy Not Working Fix Jun 2026

Instead of the live C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack , he needed to mount a previous VSS snapshot and copy from there.

: If no restore points are available, you may need to use the Reset this PC feature. Choose "Keep my files" regback copy not working

reg backup HKLM\Software C:\Backup\software.hiv Instead of the live C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack

However, starting with , Microsoft changed this behavior to reduce disk space usage. By default, Windows no longer backs up the registry to the RegBack folder automatically. As a result, when you navigate to that folder, you will see the files DEFAULT , SAM , SECURITY , SOFTWARE , and SYSTEM , but they will all be 0 bytes in size. when you navigate to that folder