Backup of Windows

NavyLCDR said:

The built-in Windows backup utility has proven itself to be very unreliable when it comes time to restore it...

True. I've used it for years and learned to avoid it's little 'quirks' that can make a restore fail - but none of them are obvious. Microsoft said a year ago that you should use something else...

Microsoft said:

System Image Backup (SIB) Solution
We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.

Features removed or Deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Macrium Reflect (Free) is a good one to try.

IvanValdis said:

Good afternoon I would like to backup Windows, everything on C drive to my external drive, I have not heard of Macrium Reflect but I see suggestions for its use so will this software work with Windows 10 pro x64 ? , thank you in advance.

Yes Macrium will work on Windows 10 x64. I use Macrium and I have Windows 10 x64. I would suggest you take a few minutes to read through this tutorial to better understand Macrium:

Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect | Windows 10 Tutorials

If you have questions, please post and we will try to help you.

By the way, welcome to Ten Forums

IvanValdis said:

Thank you Access Denied I will read the Tutorial and thank you for the welcome.

You are welcome

Great that you've noted the value of disk imaging.

Please note that Windows 10 consists of more than 1 partition - 4 for EFI.
If you click the button on the left, all the relevant partitions should be selected automatically.


You can of course image any disk or partition or combination thereof.

NavyLCDR said:

The built-in Windows backup utility has proven itself to be very unreliable when it comes time to restore it. Unfortunately, that's when most users discover the backup has failed - when something happens and they are required to restore it and it won't.

It also is extremely slow.