Of course, it’s possible for you to.
Besides, disk cloning and file sync can be done.
Importantly, it offers a feature calledUniversal Restorethat makes a Windows backup restore to different computer possible.
Now, download and install this freeware on your Windows 10/8/7 PC to have a try.
MiniTool ShadowMaker Trial Edition can also help a lot since it also supports Windows Server 2003/2006/2008/2016/2019, etc.
Windows Server backup is an installable feature in Windows Server.
This post covers the detailed step-by-step guide on using it.
How to restore Windows backup to different computer?
If you have created a system backup, directly jump to the recovery part.
Just skip to the next step.
Want to make a hard drive image backup?
How to image a hard drive in Windows 11/10/8/7?
MiniTool ShadowMaker can easily do this thing.
Step 3: Choose a storage path to back up Windows 10/8/7 to.
Usually, an external hard drive is a good option for an effective Windows backup restore to different computer.
Step 4: Tap onBack Up Nowto start the system image backup.
How to backup Windows 11 to an external hard drive or USB flash drive?
See this post that focuses on Windows 11 backup for files and system.
To do this thing, go to theToolspage and tap onMedia Builder.
Then, choose the USB drive to start the creation.
Then, begin to restore Windows backup to new computer or different computer disk.
Step 1: In the MiniTool recovery environment, run MiniTool ShadowMaker.
If you cannot find the system backup, clickAdd Backupto find and add it to the backup list.
Step 3: Choose a version and click theNextbutton to go on.
Step 4: opt for partitions from the selected backup file to restore.
check that all system drives are checked.
Besides, remember to checkMBR and Track 0to ensure a successful boot.
Step 5: Determine which target disk you want to restore Windows 10/7/8 system image to.
Then, start the recovery progress.
TheShut down the computer when the operation is completedoption is helpful if you have a need.
Some of you may ask: has Windows backup restore to different computer operation been completed?
The answer is No.
In this case, you’re gonna wanna fix the issue.
Restore Windows Backup to Different Computer
How to fix the incompatibility issues in the system?
The Universal Restore feature is a powerful feature that can help you a lot in this aspect.
See how to do this thing to successfully restore Windows image backup to different hardware.
How to ghost a hard drive or make a ghost image of Windows 11/10/8/7?
Refer to this post to find ghost drive software for PC backup.
Step 1: After opening MiniTool ShadowMaker in WinPE, go toToolsand chooseUniversal Restoreto go on.
Just choose the one you need and click theRestorebutton to continue.
Step 3: After a while, you complete the restoration operation.
Then, you might exit WinPE and boot Windows from the computer with dissimilar hardware without any issues.
My PC goes wrong and cannot boot to the desktop.
It helps restore the crashed computer with a system image created on another computer with dissimilar hardware.
It is disk cloning.
Well then, how can you clone to dissimilar hardware?
Step 1: Connect another hard drive to the normal computer.
check that it is big enough to save all the data on the source disk.
Step 2: Run MiniTool ShadowMaker Trial Edition on the normal computer.
Step 3: Move to theToolspage and then tap onClone Diskto go on.
Step 4: Its time to pick the source disk (the system disk) and target disk.
Step 5: Start the cloning process.
Note that the time varies based on the disk data size.
Via hard drive cloning, all the system disk data will be completely transferred to another hard disk.
In terms of the incompatibility issue fix, move to the above part.
This post gives you detailed steps.
