Backup Windows Registry
Windows registry is a big database of records. This database contains every single entry of software configuration and hardware device drivers. This registry grows with increasing use of computer. After a period of time, this registry is likely to get corrupted because of errors. These errors may be caused due to improper or incomplete installation and un-installation of software or hardware. If the registry of your windows operating system gets corrupted then you should use best registry cleaner to scan and clean your windows registry.Depending on the use of computer, you should scan and clean your computer periodically to remove obsolete and unnecessary entries but before you clean your computer it is important to backup your important registry data because windows registry is the most critical file present on your computer. Backup of your windows registry is helpful in restoring your computer to previous state which was free from errors. If you are using a registry cleaner, then this will be done automatically by the software and if you are taking manual backup then this is also easier. Instructions for backup are given below.
If you follow few simple steps then you can easily backup your windows registry manually. Go to START menu -> Click on RUN -> Type the command REGEDIT and click on OK button. Clicking on OK button will open the registry editor. After opening the registry editor, go to FILE menu, click on EXPORT. After opening the export window, you can click to export "ALL". Now you can select the location of your backup file and save the windows registry. This is how the backup of windows registry is taken manually.
You have another option to make backup of your windows registry using windows registry cleaner. Most of the registry cleaners performs backup of windows registry automatically before modifying the registry. This is called restore point in many registry cleaners. The windows registry can restored to the previous state by selecting the backup function and selecting the restore point that is needed to recover. If errors are created in your windows registry because of any reason then restoring your computer to previous state from backup is a better idea.