

Additionally, Backup and Restore creates a system image that you can use to restore Windows if your system is not functioning properly. By default, Backup and Restore will back up all data files in your libraries, on the desktop, and in the default Windows folders.

Still, you can choose which local drive you want to back up to as well the data you want to store. Once you launch Backup and Restore, configuration options are rather limited. Note - Although the Control Panel description states that the Backup and Restore feature enables you to “Recover copies of your files backed up in Windows 7,” you can also use the utility to create or restore native backups in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. If the backup utility is available in your version of Windows, you can access it by clicking the “Backup and Restore” link in the main Control Panel window. Regardless of the version of Windows you use, accessing the Backup and Restore feature is essentially the same.
