How to restore Windows operating system from a Hasleo Backup Suite system backup image?

When the Windows operating system crashes, the disk where the Windows is located is damaged or you want to replace the disk where Windows is located with a new disk, you can restore the original Windows operating system from the system backup image created before.

 

Tutorial to restore Windows operating system from a Hasleo Backup Suite system backup image.

Step 1. Install and run Hasleo Backup Suite, there are two ways to open the image file you want to restore:

Method 1. Click "Home" button in the navigation bar, then click the "Actions" => "Restore" button on the system backup task you want to restore.

 

Method 2. Click "Restore" button in the navigation bar, and click "Browse image to restore" button in the operation area, then select the system backup image file you want to restore from the open file dialog box.

 

Step 2. Select the backup version you want to restore, then click the "Next" button.

 

* If you want to restore the entire operating system, please choose "System mode" in the upper right corner. If you only need to restore one of the partitions, please choose "Partition mode". Please note that we do not guarantee that Windows can work normally after recovering the Windows partition separately in "Partition mode".

Step 3. Choose the location you want to restore the Windows operating system to, Hasleo Backup Suite provides two ways: Normal mode and Advanced mode.

Normal mode: Restore Windows operating system to the destination disk and all partitions on the destination disk will be destroyed. You just need to select the destination disk you want to restore the Windows operating system to, then click "Next".

Advanced mode: Restore Windows operating system to a contiguous space (it can be a combination of multiple existing partitions and free space) on the destination disk and keep other unselected partitions that exist on the destination disk. Please enable "Advanced mode" and select the contiguous space you want to restore the Windows operating system to on the destination disk, then click "Next".

* The Restore as MBR or Restore as GPT option can restore Windows on MBR disk to GPT or restore Windows on GPT disk to MBR and ensure that the restored Windows can work normally. Only available in "System mode" with "Advanced mode" disabled.

* The Restore to original location option can help you restore the Windows or partition to its original location on the original disk and ensure that other partitions on the disk will not be destroyed. Only available when the original partition(s) still exists and "Advanced mode" is disabled.

* The Delta restore option reduces the time required for a restore operation because it restores only the blocks that have been changed on the target drive. Only available when "Restore to original location" is checked.

* The Keep partition layout option can ensure that the partition layout of the destination disk is exactly the same as the source disk after the restore operation is completed. Only available in "System mode" with "Advanced mode" disabled.

* The Universal restore option can restore the Windows to computers with different hardware and ensure that Windows can work normally without any hardware compatibility issues. Only available in "System mode".

* The Make Windows bootable option can ensure that the restored Windows operating system can start normally. Only available in "System mode" with "Advanced mode" enabled.

Step 4. Adjust the size and location of the partitions according to your needs, then click "Proceed". A warning message may pop up to tell you that all data on the selected disk or partition(s) will be destroyed, click the "Yes" to continue if you do not have important data on the selected disk or partition(s). Please note that Hasleo Backup Suite may require a reboot to Pre-OS to complete the restore operation, just follow the prompts.

* Disk alignment:

1. 1M (Recommended): 1M alignment is a subset of 4K alignment, and partitions aligned by 1M are always 4K alignment, so it can help you get the best performance of an SSD. In Windows Vista and later OSs, partitions created using Windows Disk Management always aligned by 1M bytes, regardless of whether the disk is an SSD.
2. 4K: Ensure that the start sector of each destination partition is always aligned by 4K bytes, which is very important for the best performance of an SSD.
3. Cylinder: Ensure that the start sector of each destination partition always starts at the beginning of a cylinder. Windows XP and previous OSs use this alignment mode.
4. None: The start sector of each destination partition is not aligned.

* The Sector by sector restore partition option enables you to restore the content in backup image to destination partition sector by sector.

Step 5. Hasleo Backup Suite begans restoring the Windows operating system to the destination disk. Please note that the time required for restore operation is related to the size of the data that needs to be restored, so please be patient.

* Here you can specify a power management action to be performed after the backup is complete.

 

After the restore operation is completed, restart the computer and enter the BIOS setup, change BIOS to boot from the destination disk.