In the previous post of the series we learned about the Objective, basic concepts & terminologies of the registry. That surely would have increased your curiosity of knowing about how to open and edit the Windows Registry. In this post I would tell you about how to open the registry editor and also how to backup and restore the windows registry.
But before that i would like to warn you that be extremely cautious before editing the registry as it can potentially be quite destructive. Simply deleting a registry key without thought may lead to complete dis-functioning of a software, and little unknown fault may even lead to re-installing the whole windows. So, my advice would be know what you are doing before you do it and stay away from any key that you feel strange about.
Registry A - Z
Part 2: How to open, edit and backup the windows registry?
How to open Windows Registry Editor?
Follow these three simple steps:
1. Press Win + R on your keyboard.
2. In the Run dialogue box type "regedit" and press enter.
3. If a dialogue box appears click yes on it and your Registry Editor is open.
Now that you have opened you registry editor, you are ready to make the customizations. But before you make the customizations make sure to backup you registry first in case somethng goes wrong.
Now that you have opened you registry editor, you are ready to make the customizations. But before you make the customizations make sure to backup you registry first in case somethng goes wrong.
How to backup Windows Registry?
1. Open the Registry Editor.
Now that you have saved the registry, you can make whatever customizations you want in it. And if something goes wrong You can always restore the registry from the backup. Only the changes made between the registry after backup and till current time will be lost which supposedly will not be much if you regularly backup your registry.
2. To backup the full registry, then click the root key to close all the child subkeys.
3. Click on the File tab and then click on Export.
4. In the Save box, type the name and choose the location to save the registry as a .Reg file.
Now that you have saved the registry, you can make whatever customizations you want in it. And if something goes wrong You can always restore the registry from the backup. Only the changes made between the registry after backup and till current time will be lost which supposedly will not be much if you regularly backup your registry.
How to restore your registry?
1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. To backup the full registry, then click the root key to close all the child subkeys.
3. Click on the File tab and then click on Import.
4. And the Registry will restored.
It is always advisable to always backup your registry before you carry out changes in it. Plus if you have backed up your registry you do not need to worry about playing with it a little bit ;)
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