Backup Status and Configuration - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable Backup Status and Configuration in Vista​

information   Information
This will show you how to enable or disable Backup Status and Configuration for all users on the computer. This for the Back up Files, Restore Files, and Complete PC Backup applications and showing backup status.
Note   Note
The Complete PC Backup feature is only available for the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business editions. It is not available for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. The Back Up Files feature is available in all Vista editions though.

EXAMPLE: Backup Status and Configuration Disabled
Backup_Status_Configuration.jpg​
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EXAMPLE: Backup and Restore Center Disabled
Backup_Restore_Center.jpg​
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METHOD ONE
Through the Local Group Policy Editor

NOTE: This method is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two or Method Two below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions.
1. Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.​
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2. In the left pane, click on User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Backup, and Display. (See screenshot below)​
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Group_Policy.jpg​

3. In the right pane, right click on Prevent the user from running the Backup Status and Configuration program and click on Properties. (See screenshot above)​
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4. To Enable Backup Status and Configuration​
A) Select (dot) Disabled or Not Configured and click on OK. (See screenshot below step 5A)​
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B) Go to step 6.​

5. To Disable Backup Status and Configuration​
A) Select (dot) Enabled and click on OK.​
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Properties.jpg​

6. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.​
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METHOD TWO
Using a REG File Download

NOTE: This option will work in all Vista editions.
1. To Enable Backup Status and Configuration​
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A) Click on the download button below to download the Enable_Backup.reg file.​
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download​

B) Go to step 3.​

2. To Disable Backup Status and Configuration​
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A) Click on the download button below to download the Disable_Backup.reg file.​
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download​

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.​
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4. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click on Merge.​
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5. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.​
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6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.​
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7. When done, you can delete the .reg file (On Desktop).​
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METHOD THREE
Manually in Registry Editor

NOTE: This option will work in all Vista editions.
1. Open the Start Menu.​
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2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.​
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3. Click on the Continue button in the UAC prompt.​
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4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: If you do not have Backup in the left pane, then right click on Windows and click on New and Key. Type Backup and press Enter.​
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Backup​
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Reg1.jpg​

5. To Disable Backup Status and Configuration​
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A) In the left pane, right click on Backup and click on New and Key. Type Client and press Enter. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: If you already have Client in the left pane, then skip this step 5A and go to step 5B instead.​
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Reg2.jpg​

B) In the right pane of Client, right click on a empty space and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type DisableBackupLauncher and press Enter. (See screenshot below)​
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C) Right click on DisableBackupLauncher and click on Modify.​
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Reg3.jpg​

D) Type 1 and click on OK. (See screenshot below)​
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Modify.jpg​

E) The registry will now look like this. (See screenshot below)​
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Reg4.jpg​

F) Go to step 7.​

6. To Enable Backup Status and Configuration​
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A) In the right pane, right click on DisableBackupLauncher and click on Delete. (See screenshot above)​
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B) Click on Yes to confirm deletion.​

7. Close regedit.​
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That's it,
Shawn


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Hi Shawn!
I bought my new computer last February, and my computer is HP Pavillion DV6000. The operating system is Windows Vista Home Premiun. The problem I have is that everyday I am losing some gigabites of my hard drive spce. In the begining I lost about 4-5 GB per day and later it's like 1-2 GB per day. I thoughtit's because of this file backing up programme, but I didn't know how to disable it. So I only did System Recovery. I did system recovery about three times since I bought this new laptop. But now I no need to do it also, because I am afraid that will system recovery make a big problem to the computer if I do it so often.
Finally I found your web site and did the things as you have told how to disable the file back up, and I did it manually(didn't download your automatic software). I did it about 3days ago. Two days I didn't lose any GB. But last night again I have lost 1GB. So I think it didn't work well what I did to disable the file back up.
Please help me, Iam afraid that I will lose my whole HD space if this continue.
1. Why am I losing this HD free space everyday?
2. Does my computer save some files somewhere?
3. Where can I find those files my computer has saved them, and how to delete those files?
4. Will it make any problem to my computer if I did system recovery so often( I am feeling like after I did it last time about a week ago, my keyboard is not working properly)?

I trust you can help me and solve this poblem. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Tuukka
 

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Hi Shawn!
Thanks a lot for your quick reply. It's nice to join Vista Forums since I can get thousands of important things from it.
Unfortunately in my computer I couln't find a folder called "HP back up and recovery manager" in uninstall a program list. Can it be anywhere else? How can I find it?
I appreciate your kind help!

Tuukka
 

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Hi Tuukka,

If the HP Backup and Recovery Manager is not where the links above say it's at then, I suppose you do not have it installed. You can check with this tutorial below to see how space is being used by System Restore to see if that may what is eating up that much space. If it is, you can then adjust how much max space it can use.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hi Shawn!

Thank you very mch for your kind help. This time it really work well. I am so happy that I got back my hard disc free space. Hereafter I'll ask solutions only from Vista Forums for my all IT problems. I honestly can trust you so much.

I wish you all the best, Shawn & Vista Forums !

Tuukka
 

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Your welcome Tuukka. I'm happy to hear that it is no longer eating up your hard drive.

Shawn
 

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    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    HP Envy Y0F94AV
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
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    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hello Shawn!

I love all of your tutorials, they are amazing, and thank you for all of time you have put into them, though am I just missing something here:

Note   Note
The Complete PC Backup feature is only available for the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business editions. It is available for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. The Back Up Files feature is available in all Vista editions though.
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Thanks!
 

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    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
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I was actually looking for somebody else, and stumbled upon this, but I really think I do need to back up more, after bricking my system several times while messing around with dangerous Malware Removal tools! Macrium seems as good as any! Thanks for the edit!
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
niemiro said:
Hello Shawn!

I love all of your tutorials, they are amazing, and thank you for all of time you have put into them, though am I just missing something here:

Note   Note
The Complete PC Backup feature is only available for the Vista Enterprise, Ultimate, and Business editions. It is available for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. The Back Up Files feature is available in all Vista editions though.
Click to expand...
Thanks!
Click to expand...


Hello Richard,

Thank you for helping to keep the tutorial accurate. :)
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    CPU
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    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
You are most welcome, and thank you so much for the +rep. It was very much appreciated, for only a small contribution!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
It's those types of contributions that help make the tutorials better to use for helping everyone. :)
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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