To back up your installation, you will need a USB external hard disk to store the image.

We already covered the steps on how to create the system image.

Windows 10 includes a built-in option called System Image, which lets you create a complete replica of your installation along with partitions. Migrate your Windows 10 Installation to a New Hard Disk or SSD In this article, we look at using the built-in System Image and Easeus Todo Backup to clone your drive to a larger or faster hard drive. There is an alternative in system imaging and cloning. Yeah, not me! That’s why today, I’m going to review an alternative process using the built-in System Image and Easeus Todo Backup to restore your installation to a larger or smaller disk. After all, who wants to rebuild the OS, figure out how to re-activate it, track down and reinstall all the apps, and oh yeah, move all your personal files over.

However, the issue with upgrading is dealing with the migration of your existing OS and data to the new drive.

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