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How to restore MBR of Windows (10) if I have a clone of the disk? (restore the MBR only)
All the search results explain how to attempt to fix a broken boot record without a backup.
I have a backup. I have a clone of the whole physical disk (not just the partition). Due to reasons, I don't ...
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windows partition restored on specific date (unusual)
This is a super unusual issue we have encountered, a PC of our payroll staff displayed an error upon opening today (05/11/2022). --MM/dd/YYYY
see error upon opening the unit
Tried to restart the unit ...
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Restoring Windows from files
I recently had Windows implode on me from an update gone wrong. I was able to copy all my files both as a full copy and paste onto another drive, as well as a clonezilla image. After doing a clean ...
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How to make a system disk image of windows 10 (GPT)?
I used to make a backup of my system partition (Win 7 MBR) with drivexml, so when something goes wrong I could restore my image along with progs and settings.
Now I got new ssd and installed win 10 ...
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How to create a windows 10 complete restore point?
I need to make a complete copy of my windows 10 so that I can get back to exactly how it was at the time of the creation of the backup/snapshot.
By searching the web it seems that the windows restore ...
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Point windows 10 file history to a different restore location
I've looked all over and can't seem to find an answer of how to navigate the windows 10 file history restore feature with sufficient control and hoping someone can help. Specifically I would like to ...
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How do I back up Windows 10 installed programs and settings and then restore after update?
I am currently running Windows 10 Pro 1709 and want to upgrade to 1803
I've been hitting a ton of weird errors trying to upgrade (its a hand built PC) and troubleshooting hasn't gotten my anywhere (...
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How to backup a local Windows 10 user profile and restore it in Windows 10?
Similar to the question How to backup a user profile and restore it in Windows 7? but for Windows 10:
How can I backup a local Windows 10 user profile (including the user files) and restore it on ...
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How to revert Windows 10 1709 to 1703 without Windows.old being directly accessible?
My question is comparable to a former one, but a bit different as well: I'm using 1709 and considering "rolling back" to 1703 because of changes in GDI memory management which introduced a serious ...
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Windows 10's backup to restore to a different version of Windows 10?
Short question: Can Windows 10's backup restore to a different version of Windows 10? Like from Home to Pro?
Long version, because I want to complain about W10's update policy: Due to the aggravation ...
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Restore old Windows backup after Windows 10 upgrade
I have a Windows 10 Home machine that was upgraded automatically some time ago from Windows 8.1 and it now turns out that one of the apps, a CAD type application that renders in 3D, had serious ...
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Backup and Restore while changing harddisk
Lenovo is going to replace my Harddisk under warranty because the diagnostic tests show some error (though I am still not facing any issues).
However, there are only going to replace the disk and ...
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Won't I lose my Windows 10 license if I restore Windows 8.1 from backup
I have a computer the drivers are mostly Windows-only, and Windows 10 runs like crap on it - performance-wise.
I'd like to get Windows 8.1 back by restoring from Clonezilla backup. I have some ...
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Where does Windows 10 keep the information for Pinned Start icons?
I am looking for the how and where Windows 10 remembers what is pinned for individual profiles Start Menu.
I have been looking to create a modified default user profile in Windows 10 Enterprise and ...
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