# Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default for orgs

DevFeed: [Microsoft enables Windows settings backup by default for orgs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/microsoft-enables-windows-settings-backup-by-default-for-orgs-63169.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-enables-windows-settings-backup-by-default-for-orgs/>)

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

Published: 2026-10-01T11:14:28Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [BleepingComputer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bleepingcomputer.md>)

Topics: [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>)

Tags: [26h2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/26h2.md>), [backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backup.md>), [computer-help](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computer-help.md>), [computers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/computers.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [mac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mac.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [malware-removal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware-removal.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>), [microsoft-entra](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft-entra.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [spyware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spyware.md>), [support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/support.md>), [tech-support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech-support.md>), [technical-support](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-support.md>), [virus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virus.md>), [virus-removal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virus-removal.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>), [windows-11-26h2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11-26h2.md>), [windows-backup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-backup.md>), [windows-backup-for-organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-backup-for-organizations.md>)

## AI overview

Microsoft has enabled Windows settings backup by default for eligible Microsoft Entra-joined and hybrid-joined enterprise devices upgraded to Windows 11 26H2. Admins retain control through Microsoft Intune or Group Policy, and restore behavior still requires explicit admin configuration. The default applies only to devices outside DMA-regulated regions and restricted or sovereign cloud environments.

## Source excerpt

Microsoft announced that Windows settings backup and restore is now enabled by default on all Microsoft Entra-joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid-joined enterprise systems upgraded to Windows 11 26H2. [...]