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Windows settings backup is on by default starting with Windows 11 26H2
Help Net Security · By Anamarija Pogorelec ·
The Brief
- Windows settings backup will be enabled by default on eligible devices starting with Windows 11 version 26H2.
- The feature was renamed from Windows Backup for Organizations, which launched in August 2025.
- Management of roaming settings has been moved into the same policy.
Why it matters
Developers and IT teams on eligible Windows 11 26H2 devices will have settings backed up automatically, so they should know the default has changed and review the related policy.
Who’s affected
- Windows 11 26H2 device users
- IT administrators managing Windows devices
What to do
- Review the renamed Windows settings backup policy if you manage roaming settings on Windows 11 26H2 devices.
- Windows 11 26H2
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Starting with Windows 11, version 26H2, Windows settings backup will switch on by default on eligible devices. The company renamed the feature, which launched in August 2025 as Windows Backup for Organizations, and moved the management of roaming settings into the same policy…
Timeline
Windows Backup for Organizations launched
Help Net Security reported that settings backup will be on by default from Windows 11 26H2
Help Net Security
Windows settings backup is on by default starting with Windows 11 26H2