{"id":4241,"date":"2016-09-30T23:06:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T17:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=4241"},"modified":"2019-05-12T02:53:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T02:53:40","slug":"windows-backup-restore-desktop-right-click-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-backup-restore-desktop-right-click-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Windows Backup and Restore Options to Desktop Right-click (Cascading) Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Backup and Restore tool supports certain command-line arguments using which you can automate certain backup and restore tasks. You can quickly start a backup (full\/create new backup set or create a differential backup in the existing backup set), or open a Windows Backup and Restore user interface window without having to open Control Panel every time.<\/p>\n

Add Windows Backup and Restore Options as Cascading Menu in Desktop<\/h2>\n
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,3\"\r\n\"Position\"=\"Middle\"\r\n\"SubCommands\"=\"\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Windows Backup and Restore\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\001]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,3\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Open Backup and Restore (Windows 7)\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\001\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\002]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,1\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Set up backup (Change settings)\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\002\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/CONFIGURE\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\003]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,3\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Manage Windows Backup Disk Space\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\003\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/SPACEMGMT\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\004]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Turn off scheduled backup\"\r\n\"CommandFlags\"=dword:00000020\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\004\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/DISABLEJOB\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\005]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Turn on scheduled backup\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\005\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/ENABLEJOB\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\006]\r\n\"CommandFlags\"=dword:00000020\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,1\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Back up now (Full - New backup set)\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\006\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/KICKOFFJOB\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\007]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,1\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Back up now (Differential)\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\007\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/KICKOFFNEW\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\008]\r\n\"CommandFlags\"=dword:00000020\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,2\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Restore my files\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\008\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/RESTOREWIZARD\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\010]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,2\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Restore all users' files\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\010\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/RESTOREWIZARDADMIN\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\011]\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,2\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Select another backup to restore files from\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\011\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/FOREIGNRESTORE\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\012]\r\n\"CommandFlags\"=dword:00000020\r\n\"Icon\"=\"sdclt.exe,4\"\r\n\"MUIVerb\"=\"Create a system image\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\DesktopBackground\\Shell\\WindowsBackup\\shell\\012\\command]\r\n@=\"sdclt.exe \/BLBBACKUPWIZARD\"<\/code><\/pre>\n
Copy the above lines to Notepad and save the file with .REG extension. Double-click the file to run it. You’ll see Windows Backup and Restore cascading menu when you right-click on the desktop.<\/p>\n
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Command-line Switches for SDCLT.EXE (Windows Backup and Restore Utility)<\/h2>\n
Here are the command-line switches supported by Backup and Restore (Windows 7) tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Switches<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/BLBBACKUPWIZARD<\/td>\nCreates a system image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/CHECKSKIPPED<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/CLEARSTALE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/CONFIGELEV<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/CONFIGNOTIFICATION<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/CONFIGURE<\/td>\nOpens the configuration window<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/DELETECATALOGANDKICKOFFNEW<\/td>\nDeletes catalog, and starts a new backup (set)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/DISABLEJOB<\/td>\nDisables Backup Scheduled Task(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/ENABLEJOB<\/td>\nEnables Backup Scheduled Task(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/FIRSTTIME<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/FOLDEROPTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/FOREIGNRESTORE<\/td>\nOpens advanced restore (Choose a Catalog)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/KICKOFFELEV<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/KICKOFFJOB<\/td>\nStarts Scheduled Backup Task<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/KICKOFFNEW<\/td>\nStarts Scheduled Backup Task (Full) – New backup set is created<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/RESTORE<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/RESTOREWIZARD<\/td>\nOpens Restore Wizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/RESTOREWIZARDADMIN<\/td>\nOpens Restore Wizard (all users)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/SHOW<\/td>\nUse with \/UIMODE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/SPACEMGMT<\/td>\nManage Windows Backup disk space.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/STOPBACKUP<\/td>\nStops the Backup task that is currently running<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/TARGET<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/TROUBLESHOOT<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\/UIMODE<\/td>\nDisplays Windows Backup and Restore UI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Windows Backup and Restore tool supports certain command-line arguments using which you can automate certain backup and restore tasks. You can quickly start a backup (full\/create new backup set or create a differential backup in the existing backup set), or open a Windows Backup and Restore user interface window without having to open Control Panel … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[114,441],"class_list":["post-4241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows","tag-context-menu","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5817,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/ms-settings-uri-cascading-menu-desktop-windows-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":4241,"position":0},"title":"Add “Settings” Cascading Context Menu on the Desktop in Windows 10","author":"Ramesh","date":"November 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Microsoft has moved most of the Control Panel features into the Settings UI in Windows 10, and at some point the classic Control Panel may be removed altogether. 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