How to Use Windows 10’s System Image Backup
Windows 10’s System Image Backup is an intuitive and versatile tool for creating a Windows 10 backup and is ready to use right away if you’re running Windows 10. It’s somewhat of a legacy feature and is no longer maintained by Microsoft, but it still functions as it ever did and for now at least, remains one of the best ways to create a Windows 10 image backup. The backup will then begin and can take some time depending on how big the installations are that you’re backing up and the speed of your drives. You can, however, continue to use the drives while it’s happening, so feel free to continue to use your system as before. If it doesn’t work, take a look at this guide to fix it. If you did backup the drive to an external drive, make sure to disconnect it once the backup is complete and store it somewhere safely.
How to Restore a Backup on Windows 10
Hopefully you never need to restore a backup because your data remains safe and secure, but if you have a data failure or need access to data you’ve accidentally deleted, restoring the backup is no more complicated than making the backup in the first place. The backup will begin and can take some time depending on the size of your backup and speed of the drives involved. Once complete, however, you should be able to boot to your newly restored system as it was before. If you run into problems, make sure to use the system boot menu to confirm you’re booting to the correct drive.
