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# Enable Daily Registry Backup Task 12.30am

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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## Description

Enables daily registry backup, previously disabled by Microsoft in Windows 10 1803.

Preview Code

    {
      "Content": "Enable Daily Registry Backup Task 12.30am",
      "Description": "Enables daily registry backup, previously disabled by Microsoft in Windows 10 1803.",
      "category": "Features",
      "panel": "1",
      "Order": "a017_",
      "feature": [],
      "InvokeScript": [
        "
          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager' -Name 'EnablePeriodicBackup' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager' -Name 'BackupCount' -Type DWord -Value 2 -Force
          $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'schtasks' -Argument '/run /i /tn \"\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Registry\\RegIdleBackup\"'
          $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 00:30
          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName 'AutoRegBackup' -Description 'Create System Registry Backups' -User 'System'
          "
      ],
      "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/features/Features/RegBackup"
    }

## Invoke Script

          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager' -Name 'EnablePeriodicBackup' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager' -Name 'BackupCount' -Type DWord -Value 2 -Force
          $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'schtasks' -Argument '/run /i /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\Registry\RegIdleBackup"'
          $trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 00:30
          Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName 'AutoRegBackup' -Description 'Create System Registry Backups' -User 'System'

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August 7, 2024