Windows 10: macrium reflect -- install different trial version?

I installed macrium reflect home, trial edition.
when the trial runs out, can I install workstation trial?

EDIT: I am asking here, rather than on the official macrium forum, because a trial license does not entitle you to join the forum.
over there, you have to pay in order to ask.

:)

 

Windows 10 apps and data backup

Yes, if you want to do a Clean Install of Windows you will need to re-install all the Apps. When apps are installed they write to the Registry which can't be written to with success from the backups.

If you wanted to make a restorable system image use Macrium Reflect - Free. Though that can't be used to add the programs to a Clean Install. only a full replacement for them.

How to Create a Full-Disk Backup of Your PC with Macrium Reflect

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-re...

 

Disk Imaging

Hi, this is Rob again.

Try Macrium Reflect - Free for home use.

How to Create a Full-Disk Backup of Your PC with Macrium Reflect

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/7363/macrium-re...

Macrium Reflect - Free

Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free

Hope that helps and feel free to choose a rating and have a great day!

 

When you install a trial version of Macrium, a hidden key is inserted into the registry and you cannot delete it unless you made a backup image before installing the trial. I am not even sure if you can even re-install a free version.

 

right, I know about that null key. But will it prevent me from installing a higher trial version? I mean, let's say at the end of 30 days, instead of buying home edition, I want to try workstation?

 

Contact Macrium and explain why you need to trial more than one version and they may allow this, or not, at their discretion

 

Hi there

I can't help you here significantly but :

Again I say - ALWAYS BACKUP before installing any new software - especially software that has registry keys (any software with registration will normally update / insert registry keys).

A suggestion though would be to test the update on a VM. You don't have to immediately activate Windows when creating a VM - it will work long enough to trial this type of software before prompting for activation. Delete the VM after test.

You can create a VM easily enough from your running system - VMware player or VBOX can run on W10 Home so if you can't use HYPER-V you can still create VM's. For VMware the free VMware converter tool can create a VM from your physically running machine.

Cheers
jimbo