Windows 10: Can I restore files later from old pc to new pc?

Hello,So I recently got a new laptop and I want to know if I set up the new laptop as a new device can I still restore files from old pc later?

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old PC files xfr to new PC

I have a new Dell PC. My old HP crashed. I'm trying to recover the data on the old PC. Any suggestions

 

Migrating to new pc and virtualize old pc

hello everyone,
I got a new pc and I wanted to "migrate" (do you say that? or clone?) the old pc on the new one.

The idea that I have based on my knowledge would be to have cloned the disk of the old pc to a vhd or vhdx file in the new pc and have a dual boot on vhd.

Also I would like to have a second vhd clone that I can use with a virtual machine at the same time as the new pc system.

I am aware that there is a "sysprep" command that prepares for a cloning on different hardware, besides I have seen that there is also a disk2vhd software that could help.

But I also noticed that macrium allows you to prepare a backup to be restored to new hardware. BUT I don't know how it works.

For the virtualization part I have an idea of a "virtual2phisical" software.

Obviously mine are just ideas that I don't know how to actualize in detail. Is anyone aware of a faster way?

Do you have any better suggestions for implementing this project?

Can you help me with the steps to take?

Thanks,

 

Windows 10 File History is unable to restore old backup files to a new PC

When adding an existing File History drive to a new PC via the Windows 10 Settings Panel, File History does not recognise the existing backups on the drive, and therefore there is no facility to restore these files to a new PC. Instead, it simply starts
backing up new files from the new PC to a new folder on the drive. There is no easy way to restore the backed-up files from the old PC to the new PC, and this is a huge problem.

I'm aware the legacy Windows 8.1-style Control Panel in Windows 10 has a version of File History which can restore old File History backups to a new PC, but aside from being increasingly well hidden, there's a good chance the legacy Windows 8.1 Control Panel
will be removed at some point from Windows 10.

So why is the ability to restore old File History backups to a new PC not available in the Windows 10 Settings Panel, and when can we expect to see this crucial feature added?