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Microsoft Windows 10 review

Microsoft Windows 10

CHOICE Expert Rating

79%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Excellent backup speed
  • Excellent restore speed
  • Very good ease of use for handling file versions
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Disjointed interface makes it hard to find features such as system image creation and the USB rescue media creation tool
  • Very slow to create rescue media

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
79%
Backup score
90%
Restore score
90%
Ease of use score
64%
Customer support score
60%

Specifications

Version tested
10
PCs supported
1
Subscription required
Free version available
Upgrades
As per Windows updates
Free trial offered
Other backup types
None
Website
microsoft.com/en-au

Cost

Price
na

Features

Full backup
Incremental backup
Differential backup
Continuous backup
File and folder sync
Whole disk image
Partition image
System image
Disk clone
Encryption
AES-256 encoding
Scheduling options
Every 10min, 15min, 20min, 30min, 1hr, 3hr, 6hr, 12hr, and once per day for files; daily, weekly, or monthly for system image
Rescue media creation (USB stick)
Rescue media creation (CD/DVD)
Back up to network
Restore partition image
Restore whole disk image
Restore individual files and folders
Able to mount disk partition images
Restore to new/blank drive
Universal restore
Not stated
Used sector backup
Sector by sector backup
Cloud backup capacity
Online knowledgebase
Email alert
FAQ
Live chat
Forum
Tutorials available
Built-in manual or help files

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