Move persistent route table to a new computer

Moving persistent route to a new PC is easy, save your self the task of re-typing them in one at a time with this these simple steps.

The data is stored in the windows registry. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\PersistentRoutes
Export this key and save the .reg file.
Copy this file over to the new computer.
Double-click on the .reg file on the new computer and it will enter the data into the registry.
Open up a command prompt and type “route print”, and you will see your persistent routes are all there.

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Jeff Allen

September 20, 2011

This doesn’t work. I have tried it in the past and I tried it just now on Windows 7. It is part of what you need, but the part that makes them work (show up in the routing table) is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nsi
You need to export this key from the source computer as well.

Thanks

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1. Bill
  
  May 27, 2014
  
  I’m checking on my XP system in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ but I don’t see and “Nsi” . Could it be another value ?
  Thanks,
  Bill
  
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DJK

January 30, 2012

This worked for me, moving routes from 2000 server to 2003 server.

Thanks.

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Bobb

August 12, 2015

Thanks for the article it helped me out getting a whole load of routes from a 2003 server into 2012.

I can confirm the import into the registry no longer works as described for 2012 but I came up with a quick way to use Excel to create the dos ROUTE ADD commands to import the routes into newer OS’s. I’ve written up the method on my blog here:

http://bobbitco.com/2015/08/12/adding-bulk-routes-into-windows-2012r2/

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