While we are testing it through the beta versions of Windows 11, the handy Windows Backup data backup tool is also taking its first steps on the old operating system Windows 10, which is still widely used around the world.
Formatting a PC to eliminate a problem or restore it to its former performance is always a headache for users. How to find all of its data after the reinstallation ?
A difficult backup in case of problems with Windows
Despite its phenomenal market share and hundreds of millions of users, Windows has never been much of a help in setting aside our most important data and finding it identically once the reinstallation is done. It was often necessary to go through third-party software, capable of creating a copy of the PC, files and folders, including applications, on an external storage medium.
This operation can be long and tedious, unless you are a person concerned about his personal data and organized, and who frequently backs up his PC.
With the arrival of cloud computing and the success of the OneDrive home solution, one would have thought that Microsoft would quickly offer a service to facilitate the backup of its data in the cloud, but it will have been necessary to wait until 2023 and the arrival in a Windows 11 insider version of Windows Backup for that.
Windows Backup : a simple solution that works hand in hand with OneDrive
Windows Backup allows you to synchronize your files, folders and settings with your OneDrive account, automatically. In the event of a disaster reinstallation, or after the purchase of a new machine, the data is immediately retrieved from the Microsoft servers to obtain an identical working environment once the installation is complete.
If it was thought that this tool would be reserved for Windows 11, Microsoft does not forget the tens of millions of users who have still not migrated to the new operating system and makes its application available in build 19045.3391.
The software can both synchronize settings and files as well as directories, but also applications downloaded from the Microsoft Store and their preferences.
The arrival of this application on Windows 10 is not only a favor granted to users. It can also be seen as an additional argument to encourage people who refuse the update to migrate to Windows 11, with the promise that their most important data will be kept in the cloud and safe in the event of a problem. Windows Backup should be available in the coming months, after a test phase with registered users.
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