To do this at the backup and restore windows 7 window click on the link at the upper left that reads.
Restore system image windows 10 from usb.
Click the update security tile.
Windows found the hdd again and this time there was no request to install my repair cd dvd.
I launched restore system image from the troubleshooting menu.
Before you restore the windows 10 system image to another different computer you need to make the following preparations.
When windows started i chose the repair option rather than a clean install.
Create a system repair disc and let windows create the disc.
Also it can be used on different operating system such as windows 7 windows 8 windows 10 windows xp etc.
You can make windows 10 system image recovery from external hard drive easily when your computer can start usually.
Connect bootable media and usb drive with system image backup to your computer.
Create the system image file for windows 10 on external hard drive.
On windows 10 or 8 1 hold down the shift key on your keyboard and click the restart option in the start menu or start screen.
System image is preferred when you want to restore lost data like files or apps.
I restarted the pc with the windows 10 start up usb via the f12 one time startup menu.
Once your computer boots up you will be able to use system restore to restore your computer.
Tutorial restore windows 10 system backup to another computer.
On the flip side it leaves out other drives from the process.
This is the easiest way to restore images on windows 10 or 8 1 as the option to restore a system image is no longer available from the desktop.
And when your computer does not boot correctly due to system crashes corrupted or broken you can restore the image backup successfully by following the step by step guides provided below.
This was the path for the image usb i made.
Microsoft has windows 10 using backup and restore windows 7 for system backups.
To restore your windows 10 pc from a system image you created earlier.
At the bottom under restore click on select another backup to restore files opens restore files advanced click on the browse network location and type in the usb shared path.
That s why microsoft baked in a separate backup.
Or you can make things simpler with a professional windows 10 system backup and recovery.
Open the settings app you can use the win i keyboard shortcut.