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05-22-2020 03:10 PM
I would like to know why my brand new store bought computer that has windows -10 -64 -bit home in the control panel under (Back UP AND RESTORE it displays WINDOW 7) this is a new computer window 7 is a much older operating system going obsolete so why is there anything in the control panel for windows 7 it should be for( windows 10 ) and I did a complete factory reboot and it was still there I don't know a lot about computers but that does not seem right to me at all
05-22-2020 03:29 PM
@Glenn641 wrote:I would like to know why my brand new store bought computer that has windows -10 -64 -bit home in the control panel under (Back UP AND RESTORE it displays WINDOW 7) this is a new computer window 7 is a much older operating system going obsolete so why is there anything in the control panel for windows 7 it should be for( windows 10 ) and I did a complete factory reboot and it was still there I don't know a lot about computers but that does not seem right to me at all
It's legacy support for a clever, much used method for backup and restore for Windows 7.
Backup and Restore in Windows 10
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