Just to start I have to say that I’m a
deprived widower of Rescue & Recovery, the wonderful former IBM (then until Windows 7, Lenovo) program that
saved me a lot of times with its incremental backup/restore functions.

Now, in Windows 10 that program is no more supported, and I asked many
time for a valid substitute. Microsoft and also Lenovo, answered that the need
of R&R is completely overcome by the standard Windows 10 Backup and restore
functions.

Thus I used the standard functions making regularly both system images
and file backups.

Then all OK?

Unfortunately not!

The first time I needed a restore because of a Hard Drive Crash, I
started the image restore with the last copy available. The re-imaging started
perfectly and I started breathing regularly, while the restore went up for
about one hour and a half.

But
unfortunately I discovered at the end of the restore that it was unsuccessful
due to an incorrect parameter; error 0x80070057; no other comment from the
procedure.

There are many advices on the InterNet, quite common among the users,
none of them worked. Luckily informatics is my job and after a week I solved,
but a “normal” user?

Now a backup/restore like that is as a parachute full of holes, or a
lifebuoy made of lead. Horrid!

I’ll look for something better, like Acronis AOMEI or something else,
but Microsoft can be charged for refunds, being responsible of such a
disgusting functionality.

Waiting anxiously for some answer and advice…

Yours

Dr. Ing. Alberto Maria Marchetti

You didn’t get much love from Anand, Ras.
I’m getting much the same result, although I can’t create the first backup to a DL DVD (or more, if it wishes).
Fails.

Anand, you with us?

1. Click Create System Image – Windows advised not to create image in C drive — but to either DVD or external USB drive instead. OK.

2. Chose USB external drive. Windows had no objection — and completed image creation.

3. As a test — I booted up using Win 10 rescue disk and selected “restore”.

Sadly, the only choices are to (1) restore from CD/DVD drive (which my laptop doesn’t have) — or (2) from a network drive (which I also don’t have)!!

Isn’t it sad and idiotic for Windows to permit creation of image on an external USB drive — and then neglect to provide any way to point there when restoring?? ANOTHER MICROSOFT FAIL!!