Windows 10: Win 10 2004 run Win 7 backup/restore - halts machine performance for 1-2 minutes

Since the update of my x64 Lenovo box to Win 10 version 2004 whenever my scheduled backup starts using the Win 7 backup/restore feature the machine comes to a grinding halt for 1-2 minutes - even the mouse doesn't respond.

I have been using this feature for many years with no issues until the latest update

What is the fix?

:)

 

Can't access a win 7 backup on win 10

Ok, here is an alternative I suggest.

Download Windows 7, set it up in a Virtual Machine, connect external drive to the Virtual machine then restore the backup there.

Step 1: Download Windows 7:

https://tb.rg-adguard.net/index.php?sid=74a7cf5...

Step 2: setup the virtual machine and install Windows 7 there:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/setup-a-virtua...

Step 3: connect the USB external drive, then restore the backup.

 

Win 7 image restore breaks ability to see Win 10 image backups

I have a multi-boot system, XP Pro (32 bit), XP Pro X64 (64 bit), Win 7 Pro (64 bit), Win 10 Pro (64 bit). Each OS is on a separate hard drive and partition. The C: partition is boot only (no operating system on it).

I did a system image backup from Win 10 and also from Win 7. Once I do a Win 7 image restore using Win 7 repair (dvd), the Win 10 images backups no longer appear in the list of backups if I later run Win 10 repair or Win 7 repair.

The workaround for this bug is to do a system image backup from Win 7 and include the Win 10 partition in the Win 7 image backup (to Win 7, the Win 10 partition is a "data" partition). The the Win 7 repair will restore the Win 10 partition unless restore to "non-system" partitions is turned off. I confirmed this works by formatting both the Win 7 and Win 10 partitions before doing a repair / restore test.

What I don't understand is what the Win 7 restore changes to my system that prevents the Win 10 backup system images from appearing in the list of image backups. The Win 10 image folders are still present on my hard drive(s).

 

Physical Machine Restore Image (Win 8.1) to New VM (on Win 10)

Hello everyone,

I made a Windows Image Backup of Windows 8.1 Pro on 7/29/15 before doing a clean install of Windows 10 Pro. Win 10 is up and running. I got Hyper-V running. i want to now have my old working everything installed version of Windows 8.1 pro running in a VM
on the Win 10 machine.

I cannot seem to restore the backup image.

I have gotten close and it has taken forever to get there.

I tried installing a new Win 8.1 Pro VM and then restoring the image: Failed.

I tried an empty new VM with an empty drive, boot to 8.1 pro iso and then recover: Failed.

I get this a long error that ends with (0x80042412).

any suggestions?

Thanks.

Patrick Brewer

Edit #1: 7/31/15: No replies yet, I guess I am the only one.