How to Restore Windows 10 System Image File to a Different Computer

By Sophia | Last Updated January 03, 2024

As we all know, it is extremely easy to restore Windows 10 system image to your computer. But is it possible to restore the Windows system image to another different computer? Or is it as easy as to restore the system image file to a new computer? Absolutely, you cannot make it done with Windows 10 built-in Backup and Restore feature. Here you will learn an effective way to restore a system image to another computer.

Step 1: Create WinPE bootable disk to USB
Step 2: Create Windows 10 system backup for another computer
Step 3: Boot another computer from the WinPE USB bootable disk
Step 4: Restore Windows 10 system backup image to the new computer
Step 5: Restart the new computer with transferred system

restore Windows 10 system image to another computer

Tutorial—Restore Windows 10 System Backup to Another Computer

Before you restore the Windows 10 system image to another different computer, you need to make the following preparations:

1. Create the system image file for Windows 10 on external hard drive

You need to build a backup of Windows 10 system to an external hard drive so that you can deploy the same system to another computer.

2. Get a tool for system backup and restore to another different computer

Here iSunshare will offer you its best Windows system backup and restore tool—CloneGo for help. iSunshare CloneGo enables you to restore the system image to a different computer and make another computer bootable with the same operating system settings.

Step 1: Create WinPE bootable disk to USB

In order to save time and energy, it's highly recommended to create the WinPE bootable disk to USB rather than downloading and installing CloneGo on another computer again.

1. Plug an empty USB drive into your PC.
2. Launch CloneGo and click "Make Boot Disk" > "Select WIM file to make PE".
3. Download the WIM file by clicking the Download button, and then click the ADD button to import the file. You should extract the file after finishing the file download process.
4. Click "OK".

select WIM file to make bootable USB disk

5. Select USB as the disk location to create bootable disk which will help you boot the computer without logging in Windows.
6. Click "Make".

select USB to make bootable disk

Step 2: Create Windows 10 system backup for another computer

1. Connect external portable hard drive with your computer.
2. Run CloneGo and click "Backup" on the left pane.
3. Choose the Windows 10 OS drive to back up and specify the external hard drive to save the system image file.
4. Click "Start" to proceed creating a system backup to the external hard drive.

create Windows 10 backup

Step 3: Boot another computer from the WinPE USB bootable disk

1. Connect the USB bootable disk and the external hard drive with another different computer.
2. Restart the computer and press Del/F2/F8 to enter the interface of the computer setup program.
3. Find the Boot option and set the computer to boot from the USB disk. Then save the changes and start the computer.

boot computer from USB disk

Step 4: Restore Windows 10 system backup image to the new computer

1. Click "Restore" and select a partition as the destination for the system restoration. Next, choose the option named "Set the target partition as the boot disk", which makes the restored system bootable.

select a partition as restoration destination