That was it! It was FAT32. I deleted the old image files x4, and re-formated that USB stick to NTFS, and created a new image on that. Now I have one backup image file. Thank you Word Man : )

Success! I created an image with Macrium :)

But... it gave me four image files (instead of just one).
To a novice like me it's confusing... I just want to use one file to restore my whole PC. ...

Good to know. I'll stick with Macrium. Thank you.

Another question... what about using Microsoft's built in backup and recovery feature? Is it also a good choice? Or not really?

How to create a full system backup in Windows 10 - CNET

Thanks! I got it downloaded now. Seems to include the Windows PE thing too... so hopefully will run 'standalone' on my new PC.

Thanks everyone. Looking to try Macrium Reflect Free. Couple questions:

1. The Macrium videos I watched said you have to connect to internet to (download and) install Reflect to your PC. My...

Great! Thanks a lot.

Great. Thank you. But does SyncToy work for Windows 10? I see a lot of Google search questions for SyncToy alternative for Win10.

Never used Win10 till now, only used SyncToy previously on Win7.

Hey all,

Two goals:

1.) I have a brand new Win10 laptop, haven't installed anything at all yet.
Want to back it up somehow so I can (quickly and easily) restore to that factory fresh point...

We switched from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 at work a couple years ago. I was really put off by the descriptions of how much data MS was now taking from us, and their all-around lack of privacy.
...

Thanks for the tips. Will give that a try.

Good to know the upgrade path gives the same install as having Pro to begin with.

Thanks a bunch!

Brand new ASUS laptop.
Has Windows 10 Home installed (the ASUS flavor though, with ASUS eula, etc.)

Want to do two things:
1. Wipe the ASUS Win10 install completely, and install Microsoft's...

Yes, actually, I had the Desktop as a "Protected Folder" I didn't realize making it a protected folder would prevent me from ever storing a file there(!)

So which folders are really meant to be...

Thank you. Was wanting to do that.

I have an Asus. I don't want their Windows 10 on my machine. I want the clean one from Microsoft.

How do you uninstall the factory OS, and replace it with...

Hey guys,

I bought an ASUS ROG gaming laptop from Best Buy. An open box unit, saving $150.

I noticed some typo's in the EULA.

Could this be a dodgy copy of WIN10? Maybe someone wrote and...

Yes, that was the solution.
I turned off "Controlled Folder Access"

Thanks Caledon Ken!

So how, then, am I supposed to be protected from Malware? Controlled Folder Access says "Protect your...

Re-starting the PC with the memory stick inserted, I was able to copy (DnD) a folder onto the desktop.

Re-started the PC withOUT the memory stick inserted, and I get that error message again.
...

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy paste from one to the other doesn't work either.

Says it cannot find the file. WTF? The file is right there!

No, doesn't work.

I tried from two different memory sticks, and an SD card. Won't copy to desktop or Documents folder.

Even tried copying (drag and drop) a folder from the desktop to the...

Hi everyone.

I just want to copy a folder with some files from a USB stick to my desktop. Windows 10 refuses to do it.

I get an error message saying "This is no longer located in D:\. Verify...