If I make a backup from my computer on Windows 7, can I put it on a Windows 8 computer?

thatfancypenn · Mar 8, 2014

I am going to be building a computer soon, and was wondering that if I made a backup of my computer that runs Windows 7, would I be able to put it on a completely different Windows 8 computer?

USAFRet · Mar 8, 2014

OK.
Describe the steps you plan to take, including what software you plan to use to do this.

Then maybe we can determine if it will work.
The words 'backup', and 'Windows 8 computer' are very vague.

USAFRet · Mar 8, 2014

But the answer is almost certainly "no".

thatfancypenn · Mar 8, 2014

USAFRet :

I won't really be using a program. I mean like if I backup my computer onto an external hard drive (using the default Windows 7 backup in the control panel) and if I plugged that hard drive into my new computer which will be running Windows 8, would I be able to "restore" from the backup placed on that hard drive?

USAFRet · Mar 8, 2014

1. If you're building a new computer, why is it already running Windows 8?
2. That backup is particular to the original hardware. Seeing all new hardware, it will choke
3. Licensing - depending on exactly what Windows 7 version you have, it might deactivate itself
4. 1 license, 1 PC. If you want to use the existing license on the new PC (if you can), you can't also use it on the old PC

thatfancypenn · Mar 8, 2014

USAFRet :

I don't mean it will already be running Windows 8. I would install it and then I would try and restore from what I had. I guess it doesn't really matter though.

USAFRet · Mar 8, 2014

thatfancypenn :

Then why install 8 first?

If you're building a new PC, install the OS. And then your games/applications. A 'Windows backup' made on one PC can't be automagically ported over to a whole new PC.

And in any case...1 license, 1 PC.

gladtue · Mar 20, 2014

I suggest you backup files and partitions except system partition(win 7), then restore them to win 8 machine with third-party software such as aomei backupper.
Is that what you mean?

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