Windows 8 In Depth

Restoring the Registry

If you’ve made Registry changes that cause problems, you can try to remember each and every change you made, reenter the original information, delete any keys you added, and thus undo the changes manually. Good luck! If you were diligent and made a backup before you started, however, you can simply restore the backup and have confidence that the recovery is complete and accurate.

Signs of Registry Problems

Registry corruption can take two forms: either the Registry’s database files can be damaged by an errant disk operation, or information can be mangled by a buggy program or an overzealous regedit user. No matter what ...