Very Easy to Backup and Restore Setting in Windows 10. Backup and restore setting is not easily available in Windows 10 system. But you may apply some tips which I am describing through this article. There is a possibility to create backup and restore setting which you made earlier in windows 10 system. This will be possible by synchronizing feature via Microsoft account setting.
How to Backup and Restore Setting in Windows 10
There are two ways to create backup and restore setting in windows 10. The first one is through Windows setting and the another one is via Registry editor. We will discuss one by one.
Through Windows Setting backup and Restore Setting in Windows 10
- Open Windows Setting.
- Click on Accounts.
- Now, Select Sync your settings.
- Here, you will have to ensure that all the toggle switches are in turned-on state. If any of these are disabled, enable them by pulling the button.
- Now go to the left pane of windows setting page.
- Make a click on Email & accounts from the left pane.
- Consequently proceed to the right pane.
- Here, You have to open your Email and account.
- If you have already an account, the same will be visible here.
- If not available here, click on Add an account (+).
- Choose the email client Outlook.com from the list on the pop-up.
- Put in your username and click on Next.
- Type your password and again select Next button.
- If 2-step verification is enabled on your account, 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.
- Power on your system and enter the username and password you have added in previous steps. You may also use the credentials in newly installed Windows 10.
- Open Settings to find all the options restored automatically.
Through Registry Editor
- Open RUN dialog box.
- Type regedit.exe under the typing field.
- Press Enter.
- Confirm that only Computer is being shown in the left column.
- Now click on File and select Export.
- You should provide a suitable name to store the registry backup.
- Then click on Save button.
- 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 these.
- Access registry editor using aforementioned way and click on “File” then select “Import”.
- Again go to “C:\Users\user-name\” and place the AppData folder.
- Do not forget to reboot your system.
Thats’s all.