Microsoft gives you the ability to create a comprehensive backup of your entire computer in Windows 10. You just have to do a little digging to find it.

Learn how to create a system image in Windows 11/10, using PowerShell. You will have to use the Wbadmin start backup command.

Windows 10's image backup can protect your Windows configuration. Learn how to make one of your entire drive. And, should disaster strike, learn how to restore Windows from that backup.

A system image backup is basically an exact copy ("image") of a drive -- in other words, you can use a system image to completely restore your computer, settings and all, in the event of a PC ...

Click "Create a system image." Windows will search for available backup devices on your system. Choose a backup location. Do not store the image on the same drive where Windows is installed.

4] Prepare external drive to backup multiple system images By default, you can only create one system image on an external USB drive.

Using Windows 8’s “hidden” backup to clone and recover your whole PC Ability to create System Images was buried in Windows 8, but not eliminated.

Creating a Windows system image can be a very useful way to back up your system and a good way to migrate to a new storage drive.

A regular Windows 10 backup schedule will ensure you can restore the latest documents, settings and apps.