Microsoft has decided to improve the experience of cloud backup creation for windows 11with the release of a dedicated app for the process, Windows Backup. Its mission is to facilitate the transition between current devices and those in use, and new ones, much easier.
This application will be the main interface for users when creating backups of the operating system, and in addition to being able to access it directly, Windows 11 has a second backup path through its menus. This route starts with a click on Settings, and the selection of Accounts and Windows Backup in the menus that appear below.
Windows Backup, yes, for now it only works with storage space in the cloud, such as OneDrive, which in most cases will imply the need to pay for the cloud storage service, because unless the person making the copy If you are a customer of some of the subscriptions that give access to Office, such as Microsoft 365, the space you will have available in your OneDrive accounts will be quite limited. For now it is unknown if Microsoft is going to extend the storage possibilities of the backups created with Windows Backup to external hard drives or NAS.
The new backup service is still in the testing phase, and appears to be designed to be a complete solution with support for files and folders, applications, settings, and account access credentials. The tool also promises to restore specific and specific configuration settings, such as pinning apps on the Taskbar and Start Menu.
Once a backup is done, either through the conventional setup option, or the Windows Backup app, users can restore it during the startup and setup process for a new PC, or restore an existing PC.
According to Microsoft, the purpose of these changes in the Windows 11 backup process “is to bring users to a familiar desktop, and have them be able to continue working on a new computer in just a few minutes«. The news will arrive in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23466 updateto later make it reach all users who have Windows 11 on their computers.
