Windows 10: Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution

Discus and support Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; The .iso file I linked is bootable recovery media. It can be burned as an image to cd/dvd, or extracted to create a bootable usb using rufus, or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by Cerawy, Jan 17, 2018.

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  1. SIW2
    SIW2 Win User

    Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution


    The .iso file I linked is bootable recovery media. It can be burned as an image to cd/dvd, or extracted to create a bootable usb using rufus, or similar.

    The cd/usb can then be booted. It is for windows 7 machines and contains windows explorer and numerous repair/recovery tools - Aomei and many others.

     
    SIW2, Jan 19, 2018
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  2. AGENT99
    agent99 Win User

    For now, I decided to go with AOMEI plus normal cloud backup of docs, photos and some settings. This for both internal drives on Lenovo Win7 and for Win10 Toshiba. I do have a spare drive (with broken Win10 on it) with me (I am away from home). Will try restoring Win10 to that using AOMEI and see how it works.

    I downloaded the full AOMEI recovery and installed on USB as well as the basic AOMEI that I put on DVD.
     
    agent99, Jan 20, 2018
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  3. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    I have been using aomei for some time and I'm satisfied with it.

    But I'm not sure if I should buy the professional version. Some of the features such as universal restore seems interesting.

    What do you guys think?
     
    Cerawy, Mar 25, 2018
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  4. ROLANDJS
    RolandJS Win User

    Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution

    Just a friendly reminder, regardless of which backup / restore program(s) used, ensure full, incremental, differential, folder/file images always have images go to any reliable external media. For example, my computers are backed up onto their respective "twins" -- usb-connected, external, pancake-sized, platter-driven, 1TB hard-drives.
     
    RolandJS, Mar 25, 2018
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  5. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    I guess i could try and test it on my laptop. See if aomei works on it, if it doesnt, i might have to buy the pro version to make it work.
     
    Cerawy, Mar 28, 2018
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  6. CEREBERUS
    cereberus Win User
    Rarely needed. Windows 10 is very good at sorting drivers when changing hardware. You can always run sysprep anyway.
     
    cereberus, Mar 28, 2018
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  7. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    I'm testing it on my laptop right now, will see if i can run aomei right off the bat or if I run into any problems
     
    Cerawy, Mar 29, 2018
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  8. LX07
    lx07 Win User

    Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution

    Sorry if this is an obvious thing to say but do try to restore your backup too. Make it, boot from your USB rescue drive and restore it.

    It would be anoying to have a seemingly successfully made backup you can't restore - this happened to me with Paragon in the past.
     
    lx07, Mar 29, 2018
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  9. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    Well the back up is completed, and everything works perfectly on my laptop.

    Seems to be the case. I just don't really get the point of having a universal restore feature, if it itsn't really needed for anything.
     
    Cerawy, Mar 29, 2018
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  10. SIW2
    SIW2 Win User
    SIW2, Mar 29, 2018
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  11. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    Thanks

    Seems like the key expires @ April 1, 2018 though.

    That is very strange, I just used it on my laptop without any problems, despite my laptops hardware being completely different than my desktops.
     
    Cerawy, Mar 29, 2018
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  12. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    What do you mean?
     
    Cerawy, Mar 29, 2018
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  13. SIW2
    SIW2 Win User

    Windows own recovery tools doesn't work, need a better solution

    See This post

    It depends how different the hardware is. You might need to use universal restore, but not necessarily.
     
    SIW2, Mar 29, 2018
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  14. CERAWY
    Cerawy Win User
    Yes, that's what I meant.
     
    Cerawy, Mar 29, 2018
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  15. SIW2
    SIW2 Win User
    SIW2, Mar 29, 2018
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