Tips : 02 Ways to Create Backup of Settings and Restore in Windows 10

How to Create Backup of Settings and Restore in Windows 10. Whenever, you make any changes in windows 10 setting, you must create backup of all previous set up. It is possible with your Microsoft account. Microsoft account stores all your windows settings data and keep safe. In this topic, we will discuss about how to create backup of settings and restore in windows 10.

How to Create Backup of Settings and Restore in Windows 10

There are 02 ways to create back up of settings in windows 10. These are as under: –

Create Backup of Settings By using Windows Setting

• Open Windows Settings.
• Click on Accounts.

• Here, Select Sync your settings option from the menu.
• You should ensure that all the toggle switches are in turned-on state. If any of these are disabled, enable them by pulling the button.

• Then, Click on Email & accounts option from the left pane from the same Settings page.
• Here, you should check your login status with email account for which the backup and restore will be performed.
• If not available, click on Add an account (+).

• Select the email client Outlook.com from the list appeared.

• Put in your username and click on Next.

• Type your password and again select Next button.

• If you have enabled 2-step verification for your Microsoft account then go to your mobile device.
• Launch Microsoft Authenticator app and Approve to complete the signing in.

• Now restart device to store all Windows settings with the email account as a backup.
• To restore the backup in a device you only need to sign the “device” using this particular account.
• Open Settings to find all the options restored automatically.

Through Registry Editor

You may create backup of all setting and restore in windows 10 through Registry Editor. But you must be careful during use of registry editor.

• Open Run dialog box.
• Type regedit.exe and then hit Enter.
• Registry editor page will open.
• Confirm that only Computer is being shown in the left column.
• Now click on File and select Export…. option from the drop down menu.

• Give a suitable name of file to store the registry backup.
• At last, click on Save.

• Wait for a few moments to save the entire registry hives.
• Now go to C:\Users\user-name\
• Copy AppData folder.

• Store both the stuff – Registry backup and AppData back up in a safe location (external hard drive).
• Install Windows 10 and restore both of them.
• Again proceed to registry editor.
• Make a click on “File” then select “Import”.
• Again go to “C:\Users\user-name\” and place the AppData folder.

Don’t forget to reboot your system.

That’s all.