I'm way behind on my Windows knowledge so I wanted to beef up my backup options know-how. Your professionalism and explanation transitions are great and you now have yourself a new subscriber. Well done, and thank you for the introduction to Veeam. This is exactly what I wanted especially with their recovery media creation and ransomware prevention. I've spent the past two hours viewing your content, but sleep calleth. I'll be back for more. Cheers!

Seriously great tutorial. Love your style and really appreciate your expertise and ability to explain to the less knowledgeable BUT at the same time not talking down to anyone who may be an intermediate user. Nice job and thank you.

I have watched close to 10 videos on windows backup today. This was going to be my last before I go ahead and initiate a backup. It turned out to be the best out of them all. Thanks for making the video.

Thanks for the Veeam tutorial, never heard of it.

Well made video series. Impressed. From one IT pro to another, thanks for making.

I have literally watched dozens of back up tutorials and this one is by far the BEST..thanks

Nicely done! Clearly and thoroughly explained. Thanks.

Great video. Thank you for share your expertise.

Great stuff! So helpful! Best backup video I've watched today, and I've watched 7. Thanks.

Finally! Someone who actually explains how to do a real back up of my laptop! Your explanation is easy to understand, easy to follow and most importantly accurate! Thank you very much!

I was using windows 7 backup tool but have now moved to Veeam after you informative video thanks :)

Thanks a lot for this great video. The options you showed are excellent. I never realised the usefulness of the Windows 10 or 7 inbuilt Backup utilities before seeing this. Just one request. Can you please comment on the Macrium Reflect free edition vs the Veeam edition you have mentioned? Thanks in advance.

best and most helpful tutorial thanks man

Veeam sounds like the dream solution, automatically backup system image and volumes daily. If only Id known about it years ago. All those times I wasted to recover my programs, settings and games one by one...

Amazing video! Great!

most useful video of this year of my life

I use Macrium Reflect. This reminds me I need to make a backup image. Thanks!

wow this is the first time i see this options in win system thanks alot😍

thanks bro for this

I just selected the option for system image like you did but it always gets stuck at 95 percent no matter what I do

Pretty useful :)

Great content!! One ques though.. if I do system image for just "C" partition only and not include "D" and "E" partitions of that same internal hard drive, so suppose in future if I need to restore my system image which has just the "C" partition, so will the other partitions (D,E) be affected or formatted/deleted upon the restoration of that system image? Or will the other partitions remain intact as original states as they weren't disturbed in the first place ?? Thanks once again. Truly helpful indeed.

Good information, thank you. I have question, if I use the Windows media tool to boot uo my windows image drive with Windows 10 Pro, will change to Windows 10 Pro OS?

Up to the office supply store to buy a usb drive and create a system image back up. Thank you very much for your video.

Great tips, everything perfectly explained. Thanks! The thing I didn't like about the old windows7 backup and restore was that it wouldn't let me back up to a USB thumbdrive, it wanted a "disk"....

Does Veeam have incremental backup support? Thanks for video.

Hello, AMAZING tutorial, very concise, very clear! However, I had one issue when following the "windows backup" method. Specifically, my external HDD is encrypted with bitlocker and when I went into recovery mode (just to test it, thankfully) the external drive did not appear... Is this becase the disk is encrypted?

Great tutorial. The Backup and Restore have saved from disasters, but i was checking this Veeam Agent in the video and wante to test it because have not heard about it before, but when i read that the size of the application is 12.2 i stopped. Is the program really this big or is an error in their site details?

Thank you for this video. Can I use this method to restore my W10 backup to a different PC?

To Pro Tech Show, On 6:23 - 6:26, Is there a difference between clicking 'Create a system image' to 'Set up back-up'? I was wondering which two chosen backup route is better?

This video is a livesaver!

1:40 - “….Not AWWWWW Backup!” (Yes, I know, we all talk funny) BTW, thanks for the helpful backup tips!

thanks Andrew for this video, especially that you didn't click on W10 first option "backup to Onedrive" and this lunatic wording MS uses since 2 years to sell a cloud storage solution aka "...save your local files on Onedrive and then work with it as well" as a backup and even calling it backup, MS: it's not

I got ransomwared and I wish I had had a backup.... Thank you

Very good video

Hi, me again. I am using Veeam to an HDD via USB3 and have recovery media on a USB stick. My question is, "Is there a verification tool to check the integrity of the backup?" I am using Veeam once a month to do a full backup of my machine and am concerned about the possible corruption of the backup data in the future. Thank you for your help.

I bought a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 that does not have a backup pertation so I used the Windows 7 backup to backup Windows 10 Pro to a flash drive.

So if you use the Windows 7 backup, and schedule a periodic backup that includes all users, files, and folders (on the system C: drive), that would be identical to doing a "system image" backup (assuming that the periodic backup is NOT backing up other attached drives) ?

Will I still be able to restore the system image like how you did if I still kept the individual files selected during the backup setup? Basically if you keep the option on Let Windows Choose (recommended) where it backs up individual files AND creates a system image. You said there is a reason you didn’t choose the individual files but will there be any downsides if you did keep those settings?

Acronis is fucking going sick of that garbage. Thanks for this video giving V a try

Thanks

This really eats me... maybe I'm doing it wrong but when I got to the point where it shows the DESTINATION folder to backup my C drive it says: Free edition does not support multiple jobs. This was after I had given them all my personal information to even get the supposed FREE freakin' software. So, my question is, do I need to pay for the upgrade now to get a simple C drive backup to another drive or what? IF so, I'm sticking with Windows backup.

After I have restored my backup copy, I tried to open the backup folder on the new hard drive, but it is not accessible because of its old ownership. Could you explain what to do to restore the access to this folder? Thank you!

Do you know about vvs shadow copy errors when doing a backup in windows?

Years ago, I started renaming my Windows System Backups (after they are completed) with a numeric prefix (such as "01-WindowsImageBackup", next would be "02-WindowsImageBackup", etc), and if I needed to do a restore, I would locate the desired backup (contained on an external hard drive), since the date created is known, and rename it by removing the numeric prefix, so that Windows could find it). I would keep several of these backups, and eventually delete the older (obsolete) ones). If I did not do all this, I assumed that the "WindowsImageBackup" file/folder would just keep getting bigger, with old stuff in it. Does this make sense ? I do keep multiple external USB drives for backups as well... a set for "indoors" (located in my house), and an "outdoors" that is located in a place outside my house, in case the house burns down, etc.

Thank you for a great video but Veeam is just a "free" trial? minimun about 350$ if you buy it?

can I copy and paste a windows 10 image backup from an external hard drive to another and have it still work?

I've tried everything - induced damn win 11 to make backups on external harddisk after trying to get it to do it on a flash/thumb drive but failing - not acceptable it seems. But problem is the backup harddisk has 931 GB but the damn system will only use 280 GB How the devil do I get it to use all!? Otherwise I would have to get a 6 TB harddisk to save a couple of systemimages of 400 GB if and when I fully use that main ssd with 475 GB space.

So how do I restore from my back up if the computer is broken? Can I restore it to a newly built computer?

The built in windows thingy is painfully slow. Stuck at 21% after a few hours copying files from two fairly fast SSDs. But eventually it seems windows just stops the processes but let it contunue in short bursts only.

is it still safe to use the old windows 7 image type backup now in 2023? or is windows going to remove it?

I have Windows 10 /11, but I don't have the file called "Back-up Options" (or i just can't find it) What should I do?

The version of Backup Win7 has NEVER been further developed and so staying still is under Win10 and so it is for Win11. Urgent advice, DO NOT USE IT, use an external Backup tool with of course a rescue stick, with usually fifteen minutes later your IMAGE is back on the C-drive, this from the external HD or even from a Network drive (a bit slower then). To do this, use the 3-2-1 backup strategy and test it as well. I myself have been using AOMEI backupper for more than 6 years and it has helped me out many times, is completely Freeware.

Got to the point of selecting system image and message comes up indicating "The selected backup location does not support the creation of system images" Can you explain why that would be? My external D drive is 2Tb and system C drive is 464Gb with 311Gb space free. Thanks

I get a Volume Shadow Copy Service operation failed error (0x807800A1) using the old Windows Backup on Win 10. I would try Veeam but it's not free and I want to be able to do this periodically.

I apologise if this is a hilariously embarrassing comment, but I am not an IT professional. When I try to create the Veeam recovery media, a window pops up. The window's title is 'Windows Component Missing,' and it states that the 'Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) component is missing.' It prompts me to 'Specify the location of Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19043) installation files,' and it states that I may need to insert 'Windows installation media.' There is an input box where I can specify a folder path. Additionally, it states that I can 'download and install Windows ADK' as an alternative. I downloaded the Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft (using the Create Windows 10 installation media tool) and entered the path of this ISO file into the input box. However, I got an error that stated that 'The specified location does not contain Windows installation media.' Please could you help me get past this stage in creating my Veeam recovery media? I would love to finally be able to have a proper backup using a full system image.

Hi! Is this tutorial still valid for 2024? Is using Veeam better than relying on windows backup ?

Three criticisms, sir. The intended audience is home users and small business owners, without an IT department to help them. That said, slow down please ! Speed of delivery and hibernian accent is not conducive to easy understanding. Second, the screen shots are shots of small windows inside small windows. Have a look at 7:25 for an example. I can't make out what are you telling us to do. Press START? Press RESTART? The little window is displayed for just a few seconds, and before my old eyes can focus you've gabbled on and we're on to the next few windows. Now _those_ are better:- full screen shots that we can read, even if they are only up for a second each. So, bigger images, displayed for longer - please. Biggest criticism is that you say the video is "How to Back Up Windows 10 / 11" but the user interface between 10 and 11 is different. In fact, it seems to be the _only_ significant difference between them. When the UI is so different, trying to figure out what to do for Win 11 (for home users and small business owners, without an IT department to help them) limits the value of the video. I applaud the concept of the video, but I'd like to see this renamed as "Win 10", and do another video for "Win 11", please.

My Settings app doesn't have an "Update and Security" option. It has a "Windows Update" option. But this doesn't give me the option to add a drive. I searched "add drive" in my settings and it's not finding anything.

I have, numerous times, backed up Windows, not personal files, apps, just windows, so if ever I need to do a recovery, and the recovery is not working, I just put in the flash drive and there it is. But I can not find that tutorial, and everything that is on this tutorial does not exist on my pc.

Mine backup is; get a SSD memory drive (much faster) and use Macrium to clone the new SSD drive to the old drive, every so often...

Can the free VEEAM restore to different hardware (UNIVERSAL RESTORE)?

Late night backup!

Right now the File History Backup is always running on my pc. But it is more than an extra backup. My Fotos and personal files are also backupped to google and amazon cloud. For main I mostly used Acronis True Image WD Edition. It is also free, but I read it makes problems on Win11 Systems. Right now I am back to Win10, but dont like Acronis to much anymore, dont trust it. In near future I wont use Acronis anymore. The new versions are only abo and you have to pay for it regulary. Dont want this. Main backup program right now is Aomei Backupper Pro. Works also great and it seems to do its job to make an image perfekt. It rescued my 2 or 3 times. But once I time a recovery went wrong. Than I was happy to have one left from acronis ... I think I will give Veeam another chance. I tested it before but it seems to be very slower than Aomei Backupper. But it could be good. Are you validating your image at the end? Dont know if Veeam does it and do I need the validation? Normaly with Acronis and Aomei I always validate the image at the end of my backup. To you always make a full backup or make you after one fullback an incremental backup or so? The old backup that is in win10, I dont really trust it, cause it is old and no support from microsoft any more. And I heard from other user of problems with it. They all say better use 3rd party image backup program.

Thank you for a terrific backup explanation. Unfortunately, after trying out the free backup, everything seemed to be OK, but after I validated the backup, it said that there was an error. This to me, is quite a dangerous situation, you think you have a good backup, but you really don't. I've tried to contact support via email, phone, but to no avail. Very disappointing.

Hi, I'm using for recovery and backup USB 32GB drive. It's right? Thank you

Just buy a ssd and and external drive and clone windows on both of them. Then simply unplug them. Whenever you then need to reclone to update windows just plug them in and reformat and clone again.

My personal view is that any backup system should be as simple as possible to use. It should backup the entire content of the operating drive. It should be immune from the total destruction of the operating drive. It should be simple to restore full recovery to the PC. The backup system be disconnected between backup functions so it would be immune to any virus attacks. That is why I make a CLONE of my operating drive. I don't make an IMAGE of it, and I think the word IMAGE is an abuse of the English language in this context. I plug my clone drive into a SATA port on the motherboard and keep it unplugged when not in use. I am considering using TWO cloned drives. And however bad things may get I would be able totally to restore the PC in very short time.

My hard drive is broken while trying to save the backup...

just make sure a windows update dose not reboot your pc while doing a backup

Why would I use Veeam and not EasUS that cost $2500 for a lifetime multiple devices technician licence? Is it because it can backup windows server? or sql server? I don't get why it costs that much while a free tool can do a bare metal backup for an entire system. Can't Veeam backup and restore windows server bare metal?

I'm seeing all sorts of conflicting advice regarding using Windows 7 image backup tools with Window 11 machines. But I can all too easily understand that Microsoft will want to scare customers away from something when they want to sell you something else. Anyway I've used the Windows 7 tools successfully in the past (with Win7 machines) and want to stick with them for Win11 machines. Has anyone tested the Windows 7 image backup/restore toolset with a Windows 11 machine? I mean successfully restored a large Windows 11 system using the Windows 7 tools? Are there known real problems with doing this? Really unimpressed with Microsoft over this whole issue!!

I clicked the subscribe button because it was not far either.

File history is deprecated.

Sort of helpful. But way too fast and high level for a beginner to take in. I like your advice, but I'm gonna have to find a simper how-to video for Veeam.

9:29

veeam free stand alone version??? I don't see anything like that on their site.... I see A TRIAL VERSION that lasts for 30 days, which is entirely different from "free stand alone version".

I'm paying some local IT company to add a bit of life back into my old gaming pc by replacing the old HDD to SSD. I was told "it's really easy" but I've heard that many times only to end in tears. So he'll clone and transfer files to new drive. Thing is he sent me a message to "Backup all files". Ya, onto what? I don't have another drive or another pc so that leaves One Drive. I played around with that. Nothing obvious to suggest anything transferred after jumping through all the bs tediously annoying hoops to set up an account etc. Is the free One Drive offering enough to space to create a backup for this 2 hour job or do I have to pay for enough space? I don't care about the games since I can delete and redownload those later such it's just the essential stuff.

iam using Ms-dos norton ghost ^_^ i bet no one heard about it lol

But the free Windows version only allows one job which limits its usefulness.

its great but i do not anderstand too much sorry

I like EaseUS ToDo free

I can't believe you would recommend file history. It is very unreliable and fails often. When it fails you are unaware of it. It does not alert the user. Countless people have thought they had a backup with file history and when they try to recover their files, there is no backup there. If you don't believe me check the Microsoft forums. They are full of postings about this very topic.

Lol. Veeam uses a lot of words I don't understand. I am not seeing a user guide. I see "Hitchhiker’s Guide to Community Edition" which might be a user's guide, but I have to sign up to read it, and it's an online only wonky pretend book thing. How about a nice useful downloadable pdf? I was going to try it but that right there turned me off. Why would they make reading the user guide difficult (if it even is a user guide)? Kind of an asshole move.

pls everyone dont use this trash 3rd party option, a site that tries to get all ur info for a download cant have anything good in mind, just stick with the built in stuff, its bad enough to use windows, no need to give all ur data to another data broker just to make a lil shitty backup...

Dud ! you need to cut the BS to a minimun if you wan to grow your channel. I dont need a history lesson when I want to find out about backing up windows 11. Ill be nice and give two thumb down.

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