You don’t even need to know how to do that today - the important thing is that you create the image backup and save it, now. It will return it to the exact condition it’s in right now in a single step. Should you ever need to start over and reformat/reinstall the machine, this image backup can be restored instead. The reasoning here is simple: this backup is an image of your machine as you got it.
This step is particularly important if your machine didn’t come with installation media, since it serves as one alternative.Įven if you did get installation media, a backup image taken now can be more convenient should you need to reset the computer to the state it was in on the day you got it.
Make sure your backup tool supports what’s called a “ bare metal” restore: the ability to restore to a machine that has a completely empty hard drive - it’ll be on the program’s list of features. Using Macrium Reflect, EaseUS Todo (the free edition of either will do), or a similar tool, take a complete image backup - sometimes called a full system backup - of your entire machine. You may need to stay online to complete the initial setup of your computer using your Microsoft account, but until we’ve made sure of a couple of items, let’s pull off the highway for a moment if you can.
I know you’ve already connected you just couldn’t help yourself, I’m sure. Disconnect that new computer from the internet
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