Situatie
On Windows 11, a full backup creates a security copy of the entire system, including from secondary hard drives (if specified) that allows you to restore your computer in case of critical system problems, malware attacks like ransomware, hardware failure, or when you are upgrading the primary drive.
In addition, a backup can help you to roll back to a previous installation after upgrading to a new feature update or entire new version, for example, after upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Although Windows 11 does not include a modern tool to create backups, you can still use the legacy “System Image Backup” tool to save a full backup to a USB hard drive that includes everything from the Windows installation files, device drivers, applications, settings, and personal files.
It’s worth noting that “Backup and Restore” is a deprecated feature on Windows 11, which means that it is currently not being maintained, and Microsoft can choose to remove it in future releases. However, you can still use it to create temporary backups to upgrade the system drive, protect your previous installation before updating to a new release of Windows, and more.
Solutie
Create Windows 11 full backup using System Image Backup tool
To create a full backup of a computer running Windows 11, use these steps:
- Open Start on Windows 11.
- Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app.
- Click on System and Security.
- Click on File History.
- Click the System Image Backup option from the left pane.
- Click the Create a system image option from the left pane
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- Select the external drive to save the Windows 11 backup
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- Click the Next button.
- Click the Start backup button
- Click the No button.
- Click the Close button.
Once you complete the steps, a full backup of the Windows 11 device will be created with the installation files, settings, applications, and personal files.
You will also be prompted to create a repair disk, but you can ignore this option since you can use the Windows 11 bootable media to access the recovery settings to restore the backup.
Create Windows 11 full backup using wbAdmin command tool
To create a full backup on Windows 11 with the wbAdmin command-line tool, use these steps:
- Open Start.
- Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
- Type the following command to create a full backup with wbAdmin on Windows 11 and press Enter:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:C: -allCritical -quiet
In the command, change “E” in the “-backupTarget” option with the drive letter for the external storage you want to use for the backup.
- (Optional) Type the following command to create a full backup that includes all the drives connected to your device and press Enter:
wbAdmin start backup -backupTarget:E: -include:C:,D:,F: -allCritical -quiet
In the command, replace the drive letters on the option “-include:C:,E:,F:” with letters that reflect the drives on the device.
After you complete the steps, the backup will be saved to the external drive you specified in the command.
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