How to transfer Windows 10 to new computer with everything untouched

You can use the built-in backup and restore feature to transfer Windows 10 to new computer (Windows 11.)

Step 1: Create a system image backup on an old computer

Press Win + S, search and open Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7). Left-click Create a system image. Select Backup to external drive. Insert a USB/removable drive and select it as the backup location.

System files and installed programs will be ticked by default, click Next. Tick the drive to be backed up (usually the system drive C:), click Next. Enter a name for the backup set (e.g. Win10_old_computer_20250305), select the backup location and click Create Image.

The process may take a few minutes to a few hours, depending on the amount of data. Click Close when finished.

Step 2: Recover the system image to a new computer

Go to the Windows installation screen, select the language and click Next > Repair Computer. Select Troubleshooting > Recover from Drive. Click Browse, locate the external hard drive or network location where the old computer was backed up, select the system image file (.wim format) and follow the prompts to complete the recovery.

After the recovery is complete, the new computer will reboot automatically. After entering the system, you may need to enter the Windows product key from the old computer to activate it.

Step 3: Migrating user files and personalisation

After the new computer is restored, log in using the user account name and password from the old computer.

Go to C:\Users\ old user name and make sure the Documents, Pictures, Downloads, etc. folder exists.

With the above steps, you can easily transfer Windows 10 to new computer with everything, such as product key, apps and user data. If you have any other questions (such as driver installation, software conflict), please feel free to ask!