Did you know Windows 10 doesn’t store Registry backups by default?

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Published onJuly 2, 2019

published onJuly 2, 2019

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MicrosoftwarnedWindows 10users about an existing bug that affectedWindows 10October Update. Surprisingly, the bug is not actually a bug. It’s a feature introduced by Microsoft itself.

Around 8 months ago, the Redmond giant disabledRegistrybackups inWindows 10. However, the tech giant didn’t bother to inform Windows users about this move.

They still think that the System Restore is backing up their system on a regular basis. In fact, no backup files are stored on your system even though it says “The operation completed successfully”.

Windows backup is an important feature specifically for businesses whocan’t afford to lose important data. You can imagine the impact of this change on large enterprises.

Many people want to know why Microsoft decided to disable the feature. The tech giant aims to reduce the disk size occupied byWindows 10.

On a quick note, theregistryback is just 50-100MB in size. Therefore, this attempt does not look feasible at all.

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How to enable Registry Backup on Windows 10

Don’t worry, there is a quick workaround. According to Microsoft, you can still enable the System Restore feature in Windows.

You need to change aRegistrykey value to enable the functionality.

However, you should keep in mind that the upcoming feature update may disable the feature again. Therefore, you need to repeat the entire process after each upgrade.

Many think Microsoft shouldn’t lie to them

Many Windows users didn’t like Microsoft’s approach at all. According toRedditors, Microsoft should properly notify its users that the System Restore process is now disabled by default.

I don’t care how infrequently this functionality might have been used, folks, intentional breakage like this by Microsoft is just unforgivable. If they wanted to disable it and let the end user know that then fine, but don’t lie to them and let them think that the backup completely normally when in fact it did nothing!

Others are concerned about the fact that theregistrytweak may not be a feasible solution.

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