Windows 10: Does system image restore free trial of applications

Discus and support Does system image restore free trial of applications in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; If I created a system image using Backup and Restore (Windows 7) while I had, for example, 5 days left of a free trial for some application (e.g. MS... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by OYRC, Dec 31, 2018.

  1. OYRC
    OYRC Win User

    Does system image restore free trial of applications


    If I created a system image using Backup and Restore (Windows 7) while I had, for example, 5 days left of a free trial for some application (e.g. MS Office, Acrobat pro, or any other application that offers a free trial for some period of time) installed on my computer, then I restored that system image after 5 days had passed (i.e. after the free trial had expired), would I then have that free trial restored with 5 days left, considering that the system image is a 'screenshot' of the entire system at the time it is made?

    Would it vary depending on which application the free trial is for, and how it works?

    :)
     
    OYRC, Dec 31, 2018
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  2. OYRC
    OYRC Win User

    Does system image restore free trial of applications

    If I created a system image using Backup and Restore (Windows 7) while I had, for example, 5 days left of a free trial for some application (e.g. MS Office, Acrobat pro, or any other application that offers a free trial for some period of time) installed
    on my computer, then I restored that system image after 5 days had passed (i.e. after the free trial had expired), would I then have that free trial restored with 5 days left, considering that the system image is a 'screenshot' of the entire system at the
    time it is made?

    Would it vary depending on which application the free trial is for, and how it works?
     
    OYRC, Jan 10, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    Does system image restore free trial of applications

    Hi OYRC

    If that is a full system image and you restore from that, then the exact state of your system would be restored, including the 5 days left on that free trial . . .
     
    DaveM121, Jan 10, 2020
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  4. THEBUDDHA
    thebuddha Win User

    Does system image restore free trial of applications

    If a system restore restores the registry to how it was before, then how come a trial version of a program does not reset?

    I do the following in the given order:

    1. Create a system restore point. There is a note of what the registry looks like
    2. Download a program which has a trial of X days
    3. When that trial runs out, use system restore to return to the previous point before the program installation

    After these steps, the trial for the program does not reset, even though the registry returned to how it was before. Why is this?
     
    thebuddha, Jan 10, 2020
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