Windows 10: Add new laptop as additional computer without restoring files from other computer

I have a new laptop to add as second computer but setup process wants to restore files from my other computer HP Slim Desktop S01, for which I have no need. Nor do I know what will be "restored" to the new computer. Setup won't let me bypass signing in to my MS account, but also won't let me add as a second computer, either.Lenovo IP Slim3 R5 AMD 7000 series

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can't restore files to a new laptop using file history.

Hi John,

The path of the drive may differ from the new laptop to the old laptop. It depends on where you plugged in the external hard drive. At this point, we'd like to ask the following to assist you better:

• Was the hard drive before a storage drive only or a main hard drive of a computer?
• What type of files were you trying to restore?
• Can you please send screenshots of how you restore your files? Blur any personal information for your security.
  
• To avoid repetition, can you provide us with all the troubleshooting steps that you've done so far?

 

Stolen laptop recovery of files from it's backup to new computer

If you have a system image, see the reply from Bill Smithers.

If you have "files and folders " backed up, here are the instructions from the Help system:

(for clickable links, open "Help & Support" and search for <<restore files>>

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Restore files from a backup
You can restore backed-up versions of files that are lost, damaged, or changed accidentally. You can also restore individual files, groups of files, or all of the files that you have backed up.

1. Click to open Backupand Restore.
   
2. Do one of the following:
   
   • To restore your files, click Restore my files.
     
   • To restore the files of all users, click Restore all users' files.
     If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
     
3. Do one of the following:
   
   • To browse the contents of the backup, click Browse for files or
     Browse for folders.
     
     When you are browsing for folders, you won't be able to see the individual files in a folder. To view individual files, use the
     Browse for files option.
     
   • To search the contents of the backup, click Search, type all or part of a file name, and then click
     Search.
     
   Tips
   
   • If you are searching for files or folders associated with a specific user account, you can improve search results by typing the location of the file or folder in the
     Search for box. For example, to search for all JPG files that were backed up, type
     JPG in the Search for box. To only search for JPG files associated with the user Bill, type
     C:\Users\Bill\JPG in the Search for box.
     
   • You can use wild card characters such as *.jpg to search for all JPG files that were backed up.
     

To restore a backup made on another computer

1. 
   
   You can restore files from a backup that was created on another computer running
   Windows Vista or Windows 7.
   
2. Click to open Backup and Restore.
   
3. Click Select another backup to restore files from, and then follow the steps in the wizard.
   If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   

To find files that were restored from a backup made on another computer

1. 
   
   If you are restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files will be restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup. If the user names are different, you will need to navigate to the folder where the
   files are restored. For example, if your user name was Molly on the computer that the backup was made on but your user name is
   MollyC on the computer that the backup is being restored on, the restored files will be saved in a folder labelled
   Molly. You can find the restored files by following these steps:
   
2. Click to open Computer.
   
3. Double-click the icon of the drive that the files are saved on, for example C:\.
   
4. Double-click the Users folder.
   
   You will see a folder for each user account.
   
5. Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup.
   
   The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally.
   

 

Having trouble restoring from a windows 10 backup to a new computer

Hi Tim,

You can restore files from a backup from another computer by following the steps below:

• Select the Start button, then select Control Panel >
  System and Maintenance > Backup and Restore.
  
• Choose Select another backup to restore files from, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

This files will be restored in a folder having the "Username" of the one who created the file. To find the restored files:

• Select the Start button, then select Computer.
• Double-click the icon of the drive that the files are saved on, for example
  C:\.
• Double-click the Users folder. You will see a folder for each user account.
• Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup. The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally.

After performing the steps, kindly share with us the result.