"SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP" IS DEPRECATED IN "WINDOWS 10.." AND "..8.."

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1 "SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP" IS DEPRECATED IN "WINDOWS 10.." AND "..8.."

2 Web location for this presentation: Click on Meeting Notes 2

3 SUMMARY When "System Image Backup" was bundled into "Windows 7..", it worked great and got a lot of raves. Many Windows users started using it instead of "Acronis True Image..". However, starting with "Windows 8.." it was "deprecated" and using it became risky and it was and has been prone to failure. 3

4 TOPICS Raves About "System Image Backup" in "Windows 7.." Announcements Of It's Future Demise Starting With "Windows 8" Lots of Failures in "Windows 10" Two Ways To Do a Drive Restore Strategies For Dealing with the High Failure Rate for Restores 4

5 RAVES ABOUT "SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP" IN "WINDOWS 7" Even professional computer technicians who were fans of "Acronis True Image.." started using it In "Windows 7.." (and..8 and.10), go to Control Panel, start up "File History", scroll down to the lower left corner to get to it 5

6 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ITS FUTURE DEMISE STARTING IN "WINDOWS 8.." Starting with "Windows 8.." in the summer of 2014, Microsoft started announcing the future demise (= "deprecation") of "System Image Backup": In "Windows 8.." and "..10", it is called "System Image Backup (Windows 7)" 6

7 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ITS FUTURE DEMISE STARTING IN "WINDOWS 8.." In "Windows 10..", right click on the Start button. Click on "Run". Type in "control". Click on "Okay" or press the Enter key. Locate "File History". Click on "System Image Backup": 7

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22 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ITS FUTURE DEMISE STARTING IN "WINDOWS 8.." According to 10-fall-creators-up 22

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28 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ITS FUTURE DEMISE STARTING IN "WINDOWS 8.." Reference for the previous slide: _10_version_history 28

29 "SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP" HAS LOTS OF FAILURES IN "WINDOWS 10.." For any given "version" (= "Feature Update") of "Windows 10.." about half of the computers work and half fail with different results for different models of computers. Here are my results: 29

30 "System Image Backup" does not work 30

31 "System Image Backup" does works 31

32 TWO WAYS TO DO A DRIVE RESTORE Method 1: Rescue DVD of drive imaging software to boot up Windows.. computer Method 2: Drive imaging software application installed running in another Windows.. computer ("Method 2" does not work for "System Image 32

33 TWO WAYS TO DO A DRIVE RESTORE (continued) Method 2 (continued): "Method 2" does not work for the bundled "System Image" in "Windows 7..", "..8..", and "..10.." because it does not let you restore to an external hard drive 33

34 METHOD 1 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (Rescue DVD of drive imaging software to boot up Windows.. computer) If you do not already have a rescue DVD or a rescue USB flash drive made, install drive imaging software into a working computer if it needs to be installed. Use it to make a rescue DVD. 34

35 METHOD 1 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (continued) Configure the UEFI or BIOS of the failed computer to boot the rescue DVD or the rescue flash drive by using the manufacturer's key sequence for booting up into the UEFI or BIOS of the failed computer 35

36 METHOD 1 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (continued) Attach the hard drive that contains the previously-created drive image (files) to the failed computer Use the rescue DVD or rescue flash drive to boot up the failed computer Use the rescue DVD or rescue flash drive to "rescue" (="restore") the internal hard drive of the failed computer 36

37 Windows.. Computer Internal Hard Drive contains Imaging Software DVD/CD Drive Rescue DVD External Hard Drive to store drive image files 37

38 Windows.. Computer Failed Internal Hard Drive or Replacement Hard Drive DVD/CD Drive Rescue DVD External Hard Drive to store drive image files 38

39 METHOD 2 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (Run "Rescue" from another working "Windows 10" computer) Locate another computer that has a working copy of "Windows 10.." running in it 39

40 METHOD 2 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (continued) If you do not already have a rescue DVD or a rescue USB flash drive made, install drive imaging software into a this second computer if it needs to be installed. (This will cost money if you are installing another copy of "Acronis True Image..") Use it to make a rescue DVD. 40

41 METHOD 2 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (continued) Attach the hard drive that contains the previously-created drive image (files) to the failed computer Attach the failed or new hard drive from the original "Windows 10.." computer Use the second copy of the drive imaging software to restore to the failed or new hard drive 41

42 METHOD 2 TO "RESCUE" A HARD DRIVE (continued) Move the failed or new hard drive back to the original, failed computer Power up the original, failed computer and see if it is now working. 42

43 3 STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF RESTORES Strategy 1: Use two or more drive imaging programs ("Software A" and "Software B") Strategy 2: Do a clone (instead of or in addition to a drive image) and test it immediately 43

44 STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF DRIVE RESTORES (continued) Strategy 3: Use the not-free "WinToUSB Professional" utility program to clone the internal hard drive that contains your C: drive partition to a bootable USB SSD, bootable USB flash drive, or bootable USB hard drive. 44

45 STRATEGY 1 OPTIONS: (Use two or more drive imaging programs:) Backup with Software A: Make a drive image backup with "Macrium Reflect Free" 45

46 Windows.. Computer Internal Hard Drive contains Imaging Software External Hard Drive to store drive image files 46

47 Windows.. Computer with Failed Internal Hard Drive Failed Internal Hard Drive or Replacement Hard Drive External Hard Drive to store drive image files Second Windows.. Computer Internal Hard Drive with Second Copy of Drive Imaging Software (not "Windows Image Backup"): Run "Restore" function of drive imaging software 47

48 STRATEGY 1 OPTIONS: (continued) Backup with Software B: If your computer is running "Version 1809" of "Windows 10.." back up with "System Image Backup" from inside "File History" inside the "Control Panel". If your computer is not running "Version 1809" of "Windows 10..", back up using "Acronis True Image.." 48

49 STRATEGY 2 OPTIONS (Do a clone (instead of or in addition to a drive image) and test it immediately) Two ways to clone a hard drive: Way 1: Direct Clone in One Step Way 2: Make a drive image backup, then use the drive image backup to make a clone. Then test the cloned drive to see if it works. 49

50 STRATEGY 3 OPTIONS (Use the not-free "WinToUSB Professional" utility program to clone the internal hard drive that contains your C: drive partition to a bootable USB SSD, bootable USB flash drive, or bootable USB hard drive. ) See rdsig/software/utils/wintousb/winto USB.pdf 50