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Full backup of Windows 10 to Azure

Lucian Geonea 21 Reputation points
2020-09-28T14:24:24.99+00:00

I want to have a full back-up of Windows 10 Pro in cloud.
If a hardware failure occurs, I should be able to restore the entire OS.
And how much resource do AzureBack-up requires to run.
Can I install and run the client on the same Windows 10 PC, I don't have a server.

Thank you

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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  1. Sadiqh Ahmed 49,571 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2020-10-05T13:40:29.033+00:00

    @Lucian Geonea , System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) can back up system state and provide bare metal recovery (BMR) protection.

    • System state backup: Backs up operating system files, enabling you to recover when a machine starts but you've lost system files and registry. A system state backup includes:
    • Domain member: Boot files, COM+ class registration database, registry
    • Domain controller: Active Directory (NTDS), boot files, COM+ class registration database, registry, system volume (SYSVOL)
    • Machine running cluster services: Additionally backs up cluster server metadata
    • Machine running certificate services: Additionally backs up certificate data

    References: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/back-up-system-state-and-bare-metal?view=sc-dpm-2019

    https://www.msp360.com/resources/blog/system-state-backup/

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  1. Leon Laude 86,116 Reputation points
    2020-09-28T15:23:00.073+00:00

    Hi @Lucian Geonea ,

    You can use Azure Backup to backup your Windows 10 Pro computer to Azure, the Azure Backup agent supports Windows 10 clients:

    Azure Backup Agent - Supported operating systems
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-support-matrix-mars-agent#supported-operating-systems

    The Azure Backup agent can download from here:
    https://aka.ms/azurebackup_agent

    You can follow the guide below on how to successfully backup your Windows 10 computer to Azure:
    BACKUP WINDOWS 10 TO MICROSOFT AZURE BACKUP

    When backing-up files and folders, the size of the files and folders configured for backup determine the data size, for more information about the pricing, please see the Pricing Calculator over here:

    Azure Backup pricing
    https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/backup/

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    Best regards,
    Leon

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  2. Lucian Geonea 21 Reputation points
    2020-10-20T08:17:22.65+00:00

    It took me a while to test multiple options, the information on this topic is not clear on the internet.
    Thanks for everything, as options I went on windows back-up and uploaded the image in Azure.

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