OK thank you very much, you are right, i should try...
Thank you for helping me with this

All the best

Sorry here is a pic of the XML files.
Yes i did one when i first installed W10, then i did another one when i installed updates and programs.
You say pick a def, but which one ? should i pick the...

Here is a pic for you to see, i have so far 2 XML files, one for each image that i did.
Which one do i select, or how do i schedule the back ups?

Thanks again

One more question, to schedule back ups, which XML file do i use? i have three
And do i select back up definition files in "disk image" ?

Thank you

I did verify both images, and they both say "image verified OK" or "successfully verified" ( can't remember the exact words ).
And on the restore tab, both images show all 4 partitions.
So i think...

Hi Kbird

Yes you are right, compression is set to Medium ( recommended ), should i set it to None?
What about the second option? should i leave it as it is or set it to exact same partitions¿...

I did not change the default compression in MR, i did not modify anything.
Where do i check the compression in MR ?
How do i verify the image? boot off MR and recover from the image ? this means...

My used space on the C drive with fresh install of W10 is 23GB, so the size of image ( 10gb) looks about right, I think...

For XML files, I copied them from my documents to external, if the...

So far, in Macrium Reflect, did "image this disk" and saved the image to my external drive, I'll also copy it later to my NAS.
The size of the image is 10GB.
I also created a system restore point...

It shows version 1607 ( OS build 14393.0 )

I understand, I will do that.
out of curiosity, what is the difference between installing W10 again as I did today from the MCT tool USB, and recovering with MR from a back up image of how W10 is...

Yes I am very happy it's sorted, and I really appreciate your support, thanks to you I have a clean version of W10.
so now the plan is to install Macrium Reflect and back up W10, I'll check it out...

Sorry I didn-t mention it was unallocated.
W10 has now been installed, I think it is a clean install.
See a photo of my partitions.
Is this good ?

Thanks

Yes that's correct

Where it says where do you want to install Windows, it only shows my SSD, no other drives.

And no 5 partitions, just one hole partition which can't be deleted nor formatted.

I did do Top...

Yes like this but no partitions, just one disk.

OK found the solution.
Had to go to Windows recovery menu, troubleshoot, boot from usb, and there it dud detect my Toshiba USB UEFI, so I am installing W10, I am on the part where it says...

It's not booting, neither usb is booting, no matter how I set it on bios

OK I'll put it back.
So what's the solution? i can't install W10 in any other way ?

Tried a USB 2.0 port, same shit.
So now, i have 2 USB that are not bootable, the MR rescue media, and the W10 installation USB
:cry:

Earlier, when i tried the Macrium Reflect rescue media (USB), it booted fine, that's how i tested it.
But now, even this USB does not boot.
Also, what i noticed, earlier when i set the boot order...

OK, i've set it as above, first USB, and nothing, it's booting as normal to Windows, what am i doing wrong ?
When i go to the BIOS settings, it is set as above, first USB, then CD, then my SSD, then...

The bios order in your post, should it be set like this forever?

Are you referring to these instructions ?



Boot up Windows Installation USB
On the first screen. Hold down SHIFT + F10. A command Windows will pop up. Type:
diskpart
select disk 0
clean...

No not yet, i will print the instructions now, hopefully i won't mess up
Thanks