How to Backup and Restore Windows 10 to External USB Drive (2025 Guide) π
Learn step-by-step how to create a complete Windows 10 backup on an external USB drive and restore it easily. Essential tutorial for data safety and disaster recovery!

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See β‘οΈ https://pureinfotech.com/create-windows-10-system-image-backup Windows 10 tutorial to create a full backup. This video includes the steps to create a full image backup of a PC running Windows 10 to an external USB hard drive using the System Image Backup tool, as well as the steps to restore the computer from backup.
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*Table of contents*
00:00 Intro
00:34 Create Windows 10 full backup
02:23 Restore Windows 10 backup from Recovery settings
03:56 Restore Windows 10 backup from USB media
05:07Β ClosingΒ
*** Important: The Windows backup feature is now a deprecated feature, but you can still use the feature to create temporary backups or to transfer your setup to a new hard drive in the same computer.
β Windows 11 full backup https://youtu.be/3mUnKQ7ff0Y
β Create a bootable USB media https://pureinfotech.com/create-bootable-usb-windows-10/
β‘ Key Points
To create a full system image backup on Windows 10, open the βBackup and Restoreβ settings, click the βCreate a system imageβ option, and select the USB drive to save the full backup. Continue with the directions by selecting the system and secondary drives and clicking on βStart backup.β
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*Table of contents*
00:00 Intro
00:34 Create Windows 10 full backup
02:23 Restore Windows 10 backup from Recovery settings
03:56 Restore Windows 10 backup from USB media
05:07Β ClosingΒ
*** Important: The Windows backup feature is now a deprecated feature, but you can still use the feature to create temporary backups or to transfer your setup to a new hard drive in the same computer.
β Windows 11 full backup https://youtu.be/3mUnKQ7ff0Y
β Create a bootable USB media https://pureinfotech.com/create-bootable-usb-windows-10/
β‘ Key Points
To create a full system image backup on Windows 10, open the βBackup and Restoreβ settings, click the βCreate a system imageβ option, and select the USB drive to save the full backup. Continue with the directions by selecting the system and secondary drives and clicking on βStart backup.β
#windows10 #windowstutorials #windows10features
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