Restore the registry from a backup

In Windows, applications such as the registry can register with WSB. These applications contain a Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) writer. WSB uses that writer in the backup process to ensure application data is consistent when WSB takes the backup. The feature enables WSB to restore the application from the backup. In this recipe, you create a backup of a system including the registry and restore the registry from a backup to view the recovered hive.

Getting ready

This recipe uses the application server SRV1. Ensure the server has the WSB feature added, as shown in the Configure and set backup policy recipe. Your VM needs to have a second VHD added and setup as the E: drive. You use this...