Laptop needs repair, but each time this has happened the repair always installs a new drive and re-installs- windows 11. so everything is lost. they even remove loaded games. One thing I am considering to a larger ssd drive as the number of photos is reaching its usable lever I am told I can down load windows11, i on a 156g stick but can not find the proper and sfe way to do this. Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question. Ivan B • 125.1K Reputation points • Independent Advisor 2023-10-20T04:18:36+00:00 Hi , tikimydog I am Ivan, I will help you with this. Well, you can create a system image backup on an external HD. This option will create a copy of your system and leave it saved when you restore it, it will be exactly the same as the process below: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for... Remembering the process is time-consuming and requires a high amount of space. Hope this helps. If you find the answer helpful, please mark it as an answer. Independent Advisor - Community Thanks 0 comments No comments I am Ivan, I will help you with this.

Well, you can create a system image backup on an external HD. This option will create a copy of your system and leave it saved when you restore it, it will be exactly the same as the process below: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for... Remembering the process is time-consuming and requires a high amount of space. Hope this helps. If you find the answer helpful, please mark it as an answer. Independent Advisor - Community