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Can I backup a drive like C:\ as an image for restoring or its it only file backup. I need a failsafe backup system in case windows crashes. I used Macrum free but this is no longer supported. I would like an image with a bootable USB system. Is this what MS offers or do I need specialised software?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    Intel i3 12100 CPU
    Motherboard
    ASRock H610-M-HVS/M.2 (rev 2.0)
    Memory
    2x 8GB Team DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    On Board Intel UHD Graphics 730?
    Sound Card
    On Board Realtek
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    LG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Team NVMe drive + 2x 500GB Team GX2 SATA SSD

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 [rev. 4061]
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC12WSHi7
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    NUC12WSBi7
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    built-in Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3219Q
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    3840x2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical with Cherry MX Clears
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
Pablo56 said:
Can I backup a drive like C:\ as an image for restoring or its it only file backup. I need a failsafe backup system in case windows crashes. I used Macrum free but this is no longer supported. I would like an image with a bootable USB system. Is this what MS offers or do I need specialised software?
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
Pablo56 said:
Can I backup a drive like C:\ as an image for restoring or its it only file backup. I need a failsafe backup system in case windows crashes. I used Macrum free but this is no longer supported. I would like an image with a bootable USB system. Is this what MS offers or do I need specialised software?
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It's not supported any more but it still works.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec B746
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700K
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming 4/ax
    Memory
    16GB (8GB PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM x2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 TI
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    #1. LG ULTRAWIDE 34" #2. AOC Q32G2WG3 32"
    Screen Resolution
    #1. 3440 X 1440 #2. 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    NVMe WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0 1TB
    Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB
    PSU
    750 Watts (62.5A)
    Case
    PowerSpec/Lian Li ATX 205
    Keyboard
    Logitech K270
    Mouse
    Logitech M185
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge and Firefox
    Antivirus
    ESET Internet Security
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Canary Channel
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PowerSpec G156
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
    Motherboard
    AsusTeK Prime B360M-S
    Memory
    16 MB DDR 4-2666
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Speptre HDMI 75Hz
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe
    Mouse
    Logitek M185
    Keyboard
    Logitek K270
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge and Edge Canary
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Winuser said:
It's not supported any more but it still works.
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Indeed, I use it for making a secondary image along with Aomei Pro. It never hurts to have more backup images.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaPad L340
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-8145U
    Memory
    16GB
    Hard Drives
    500 GB M2 1 TB HDD
    Internet Speed
    400 MB
    Browser
    Chrome | Edge
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender | Block unknown executables | Various ASR rules enabled | Smart App Control
Let’s be clear, “Windows Backup” (File History?) and Windows “Backup and Restore (Windows 7)” are two different things.

Backup and Restore (Windows 7) — via Control Panel — has been deprecated and replaced by File History in later versions of Windows.
But like others, I still use Backup and Restore (Windows 7) very occasionally and does still work (I think). It will still work to restore an image at boot, I know that for certain, but I have to be honest, I haven’t tried actually creating an image for a while.
Backup and Restore (Windows 7) Creates an image. File History doesn’t.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.5039
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    5 x LG 25MS500-B - 1 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech: G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    1000/400Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Antivirus
    Defender / Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
Hasleo looks good and there is even a bitlocker which is only available in windows for people who pay top notch for the profesional business edition of windows.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    N/A
    CPU
    Intel i3 12100 CPU
    Motherboard
    ASRock H610-M-HVS/M.2 (rev 2.0)
    Memory
    2x 8GB Team DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    On Board Intel UHD Graphics 730?
    Sound Card
    On Board Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    500GB Team NVMe drive + 2x 500GB Team GX2 SATA SSD
Pablo56 said:
only available in windows for people who pay top notch for the profesional business edition of windows.
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Lower SKUs have device encryption, which uses the same 128-bit XTS-AES algorithm that BitLocker uses.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 [rev. 4061]
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC12WSHi7
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    NUC12WSBi7
    Memory
    64 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    built-in Realtek HD audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3219Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
    Keyboard
    CODE 104-Key Mechanical with Cherry MX Clears
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
I have used TeraByte Drive Image Backup and Restore Suite for years. It is paid for software but very well worth the cost and the producers don't gouge at users by having many multiple new versions to raise extra licence funds.

You can create bootable USB Flash Drives and/or CDs to manage the backups if you so wish, this is what I always do. When I make the bootable USB Drive I always create it as an "Image for Linux" drive. My reason for doing that is that I like the Linux interface environment very much to work within when doing a backup or restore operation; doing this works flawlessly even for a PC system that is Microsoft Windows based. However, it isn't essential to do it this way, you can create a bootable "Image for Windows" flash drive and use that if you prefer.

You can download and run the software on a trial basis to see if you would like to use it on an ongoing basis.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro. 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Customised "Chillblast Apex Intel Core i7 Office PC"
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-14700 (Raptor Lake)
    Motherboard
    ASUS Prime B760M-A WiFi D4
    Memory
    32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX (DDR4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD 770 — onboard standard as supplied by Intel/Asus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell P2421 24 inch WUXGA (1920x1200) 16:10 Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    First (Boot Drive Only): 2TB Samsung SSD 990 Pro.
    Second (Data Drive) 2TB Samsung SSD 990 Pro.
    PSU
    850W Corsair RM850x 80 Plus Gold
    Cooling
    Just standard fans for both the case and CPU.
    Keyboard
    Unicomp Model M (IBM Style keyboard)
    Mouse
    Wired Mouse
    Internet Speed
    1.6 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft's Defender
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 (16" Intel)
    CPU
    14th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5-5600MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
    Monitor(s) Displays
    16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, HDR 40
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    First (Boot): 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC
    Second (Data): 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC
    Mouse
    Wired Mouse
    Keyboard
    Per-Key RGB-Coloured Backlit - English (UK)
    Internet Speed
    1.6 MB/s
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft's Defender
...and when using the "Image for LINUX" version of the Recovery Media, the imaging speed rate is much faster (LINUX is very efficient).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Ubuntu Linux
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Z2 G5 Workstation
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-10700
    Motherboard
    HP Model# 8751
    Memory
    32gB (DDR4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Realtek basic audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    32" UHD (Viewsonic)
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    (3) NvME SSDs - PCiE v3, (1) SATA3 SSD
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