- Open Run box,in the search box, type regedit, and then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- In Registry Editor, locate and click the registry key or subkey that you want to back up.
- Click File \Export
- Select the location where you want to save the backup copy to, and then type a name for the backup file.
- Click Save
- Open Run box,in the search box, type regedit, and then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- In Registry Editor,click File \Import
- In the Import Registry File dialog box, select the location where you saved the backup copy to,click to select the backup file, and then click Open.