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If you cannot boot into the Windows desktop, you can often launch a System Restore point directly from the Advanced Troubleshooting menu. regback copy not working

When you get "Access Denied" errors, you need to take ownership of the relevant files from within the Recovery Environment.

Check after ~10 min → RegBack folder should have non-zero hives. This public link is valid for 7 days

Never manually copy from C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack while Windows is running. Instead, always use reg save to export live hives, or boot into WinRE to manipulate the actual files.

What or blue screen code are you seeing when you boot? Can you successfully log into Safe Mode ? Do you have a Windows installation USB available? Can’t copy the link right now

If the current active registry hives (e.g., SOFTWARE, SYSTEM) have minor corruption, the backup process may fail silently. Windows will not back up a hive it deems unhealthy.