The Flexibility, Convenience, and Power of Backup/Restore

[Bespoken]

There are posts, articles, and FAQs on why backups should be made, and how to do restores.

I made good use these processes over the last couple of days.

My first set was performed on a test PC as part of an informal benchmark (results posted here in another thread). In total there were:
- one full System backup (regular Tue pre WU)
- 4 System backups performed by HBS and other
- 4 System restores by HBS and other (~ 2 minutes per)
This was followed by restore of the full System backup to wipe all traces of the other test product install.

The next set was part of a process to get a current V5.9.2.1 winpe.iso built on a stable Win 11 system (26200.8737) that works for my laptop.
- make a full System backup (regular Tue pre WU)
- restore an INC backup prior to the July 14 WU when the problems started.
- build and test a winpe, found that it has issues
- restore the previous INC backup
- build and test a new winpe, this one worked so it was saved.
- restore the full System backup
- move the saved winpe to HSB\bin, then setup Boot Menu & ED

Then business as usual on both PC's without any issues. Good job HBS.

[Froggie]

There's still a simple feature missing from HBS as it compares to other imaging tools.  It currently offers (3) methods to produce a WIM for use in ED/BOOT construction... resident RE-based, downloaded MicroSloth network-based, and Hasleo's own OPE baseline.  The option missing is the ability to select your own BASE WIM (Macrium does offer this).  If this option existed, you wouldn't have to "install" your good WIM into the Hasleo building System, you could just manage it yourself and use a reference to that managed WIM from the ED builder (similar to the off-Line OPE selector).

I'll cross-post this into the feature request section in case the Hasleo Devs think it might be useful.