Registry Settings Keep Reverting
“Registry changes revert after reboot. I need to make changes in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\. I can do that with Regedit or with importing a .reg file. The change is made. I reboot, and the Registry key is back to what it was before the change. I followed a suggestion I found involving a dummy registry hive file, and it worked but again the change was canceled after reboot. Where is the old key info coming from and how do I stop it?”answers.microsoft.com
Browsing through major IT forums, you can find that many users are troubled by the issue of Windows settings being reset after reboot. For example, the problem of Windows registry settings being reset after restart mentioned by the user above greatly affects the Windows experience and reduces work efficiency.
This post introduces several potential solutions to deal with the “registry settings keep reverting” issue.
How to Prevent Registry Key From Being Reverted
Solution 1. Create a New User Account
If the user profile is corrupted or damaged, the registry settings may revert automatically every time you reboot your PC. To rule out this cause, you can create a new user account and check if the issue has been resolved.
This post shows you how to create a new user account in detail: How to Add or Remove a User/Microsoft Account on Windows?
Solution 2. Change Registry Values in a Clean Boot Environment
A clean boot starts Windows with a minimum number of drivers and startup programs. By performing a clean boot, you can determine whether any background programs are interfering with your registry change activities.
How to carry out a clean boot? Follow the steps below.
Step 1. Press the Windows + R key combination to open the run window. Then type msconfig in the pop-up box and press Enter.
Step 2. In the new window, move on to the Services tab, then tick the checkbox of Hide all Microsoft services. After that, click Disable all.
Step 3. Switch to the Startup tab and click Open Task Manager.
Step 4. Disable all unnecessary tasks by selecting each of them and clicking the Disable button.
Step 5. Now, you can change the registry values again and reboot your computer to verify whether the registry keeps reverting.
Solution 3. Check for and Repair Corrupted System Files
Corrupted system files can cause Windows features to not work or Windows to crash. To make sure the “registry settings keep reverting” issue is not caused by damaged system files, you can run a SFC scan.
Step 1. Open an elevated Command Prompt.
Step 2. In the next window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter.
Step 3. Wait until the scanning and repairing process is completed.
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Solution 4. Export the Desired Registry Settings
If none of the approaches above is practical for you, you can try the last method. The final method is to export the registry key containing the required settings and create it as a shortcut. After the registry is restored to its original state each time the computer is restarted, you can quickly update the registry by running the shortcut.
Go to Registry Editor, make necessary changes to the target keys, then right-click the key and select Export. It is advisable to save the reported .reg file to your desktop.
Change the saved .reg file’s file extension to .txt. Then double-click the .txt file to open it with Notepad and delete everything in the file except the settings you want to keep.
Next, reconvert the file format to .reg. Subsequently, right-click the .reg file and choose Create shortcut.
Once all steps are complete, you can double-click and use this shortcut to quickly implement changes to the restored registry contents each time your computer restarts.
Verdict
Try implementing the approaches above to fix the “registry settings keep reverting” issue. Hope you can resolve this issue effectively.
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