Regback Copy Not Working Jun 2026

Alex remembered a change Microsoft made starting with Windows 10 version 1803 and Windows Server 2016. For performance reasons, they disabled the legacy behavior that automatically saved full registry hive backups to RegBack. Instead, the system started using for registry backups.

If you want Windows to start creating these backups again for future use, you must manually edit the registry Registry Editor (search for in the Start menu) Navigate to the following path: regback copy not working

: If no restore points are available, you may need to use the Reset this PC feature. Choose "Keep my files" Alex remembered a change Microsoft made starting with

If the VSS is corrupted, the system cannot generate the necessary snapshots to populate the RegBack folder dynamically. You will see error messages like: "The Volume Shadow Copy service used by RegIdleBackup is not working." If you want Windows to start creating these