How to Open BKF File in Windows 7, 8 & 10

BKF files are backup files made up by Windows Backup Utility. All the versions of Windows since Windows 7 does not contain NTBackup utility. To open BKF files in Windows 7, 10 & 8, you first need to install NTBackup by downloading it from the internet for free.

Windows Backup Utility was available on Windows NT and Windows XP Pro. But for other versions of Windows, you need to download nt5backup.cab which is basically a compressed file and it contains three files: ntbackup.exe, ntmsapi.dll and vssapi.dll.

Manual way to open BKF files in Windows 7, 10 & 8

To open BKF files, the first point is to install the NTBackup.exe. You can also locate the files in C:\Windows\System32. It contains two other DLL files called Ntmsapi.dll and vssapi.dll. Save these files in the same location as NTBackup. Steps to follow BKF files in Windows 7, 10 & 8 are:

1. Right-click on the NTBackup.exe and then click on Run as Administrator.
2. A Welcome to Backup or Restore page is opened. Now an Advanced Mode feature is opened and then click on Next button.
3. Next, click on the Restore and Manage tab button.
4. Follow other instructions and at the end, press the Finish button to restore the .bkf files at the original location.

This will open the .bkf files easily on all the versions of Windows.

Automatic way to open BKF files in Windows 7,10, and 8

The best way to open BKF files is by using Aryson BKF Viewer. This file viewer aims at opening all the types of .bkf files, either it is corrupt or it is normal.

Steps to follow to open bkf files in Windows:

1. Download & Run Software for Opening .BKF file.
2. Click on the Open button and then choose bkf file to be opened
3. Now, the Set range for BKF file window is opened. You can choose two options: Set Complete Range and Set Partial Range and then press the OK button
4. Soon after, the scanning of files is started
5. Click on the OK button after the bkf files are scanned
6. You can then open the bkf files recovered in the file items

Some other features of Aryson BKF viewer are:

1. Allows users to read, view, and open a corrupt Windows backup file
2. Reads contents from healthy as well as corrupt BKF files
3. Supports viewing of backup files, and data created by Windows NTBackup & Symantec Backup Exec
4. Options to open your corrupt Windows backup files of any size
5. Causes no alteration in your backup files during the bkf scanning procedure
6. Dual scanning modes options possible to handle different types of BKF file corruption
7. Available the instant preview feature to view the BKF files and its data
8. Helps to preview 200 different file formats of BKF files
9. Advanced search features help to find the specific BKF file from your system for viewing of .bkf file
10. It is based with an interactive GUI that helps non-technical users to view or read a .bkf file
11. Compatible with all versions of MS Windows Operating System such as Windows XP, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, etc. for viewing the BKF file

Conclusion

Since not all versions of Windows contain the Windows Backup Utility, hence, the users prefer to try free BKF File Viewer software to open BKF files. The manual strategy requires downloading a few files and then running it, but unavailability of these files automatically makes it a very complicated method.

About The Author:

Rohan Wiese

Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.

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