How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 11
37How to Create a System Image Backup in Windows 11
How do you recover from a dead internal hard drive or SSD? Or if Windows becomes so messed up it’s useless or even unbootable?
You can always reinstall Windows from scratch. But after that you must reinstall all of your programs, and then reconfigure everything.
The biggest disadvantage with system image backups—other than taking a bit longer—is that you can’t restore the backup to a different PC. You’re creating an image of your full Windows installation and, since Windows is set up specifically for your hardware, it just won’t work as-is in another PC. It would be like trying to plug your hard drive into another PC and expecting everything to load well. With that in mind, though, image backups can still be really handy.
But if you have a relatively recent image backup handy, you can recover Windows, your programs, and your configurations with a few minutes’ work.
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You should always create a full backup to safeguard your files and Windows 10 setup. This guide will show you the instructions to complete this task with the System Image Backup tool.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.