Windows 10: Create a backup - how to set it up

Even in Windows 10, backups are useful every now and then, because you never know exactly when you will need one. Through the backup, you have the possibility in the theoretical system crash to restore the operating system to an earlier state. This can help you avoid significant data loss.

Creating a Windows 10 backup - here's what it takes

A backup can be created very quickly in Windows 10. However, if you want to have more control and scope in the backup, you need to resort to external software.

1. To begin, press the [Windows] key and search for the "Control Panel".
2. Select the first choice from the results and immediately navigate to the "System and Security" category in the new window.
3. Now move on to "Security and Maintenance", where you select the item "Configure System Restore".
4. In the new window, now select the "Create" button at the bottom right to set up a new backup.

Creating a Windows 10 backup: How to restore it

1. In order to use the backup you just created in the future, you also need to switch to System Restore.
2. Navigieren Sie also erneut über die „Systemsteuerung“ zu „System und Sicherheit“, klicken Sie dieses Mal aber auf „Systemwiederherstellung öffnen“.
3. Dort angekommen werden Sie nun nach Ihren Anmeldedaten am Computer gefragt und müssen anschließend nur noch den Anweisungen auf dem Bildschirm folgen.