Windows 10: I accidentally used my backup product key at my old windows computer. How I can get backup...

Hello! Few hours Ago I was going to load windows into my new pc. So I was looking backup product key from my old computer I havent used backup product key before. . Anyway I just wanted to check does it work or not from activaton part from settings at my old computer the one I am using right now. I entered the code to activation side and it apperaed working . But I accidentally clicked on a button twice which did activate backup product key at my old computer . I tried to close up window but it seems activated. My old computer has active windows a. Now I cant use my backup product

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Using network hard drive for backup

It depends what sort of backup you want to do. If you're happy just backing up regular files, then there are a bazillion (really, that many!) different bits of freeware to do that. There is a good list here:

Download Back Up Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

and pretty much all of them can do network backups. Some even have fancy options like encryption. Really, the most useful thing is just being able to schedule them and know they ran OK.

You may also want to make a system image backup too, and you'll find that software in the very same list.

I don't have Windows 8 as yet, so I'm afraid I can't suggest any for that platform. Personally, I use Clonezilla for image backups.

 

Backup using file history

Thanks Robeline

I was going by other advice and articles that suggest that backing up under Update and security/backup is now the way to go. I will try your suggestion.

Doug

 

Backup software

Absolutely there is: Todo Backup Free: http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

I use it on one of the computers in the house and love it! It will save an OS image, do Incremental backups, even do a separate backup for Data.