Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 18 minutes ago
Looking for ways to back up Windows 10 or Windows 11 settings and restore them on a new device—or after reimaging or a device reset? Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) about your options at Tech Community Live! Learn about Windows Backup for Organizations, now generally available, and bring your questions about prerequisites, policies, and best practices.
Post your questions at https://aka.ms/AMA/BackupRestore
This session is part of the Tech Community Live: Windows Edition. Visit https://aka.ms/TCL/Windows for the full agenda.
0:00 – Welcome & intros
2:17 – Question – Does Windows Backup for Organizations support hybrid join devices?
3:11 – Question – Can I use this feature to back up and restore app settings?
4:42 – Question – Can I initiate backups on demand or only on a schedule?
5:44 – Question – What about cross-tenant migration? How will this work?
6:27 – Question – If the data is stored on the cloud, what encryption methodologies are used?
7:36 – Question – What are the licensing and maybe storage requirements?
9:04 – Question – How does this interact/interfere with Enterprise State Roaming?
10:26 – Question – Does this backup only business data, or personal data/settings as well? Where can we find information to share with our users on what is being backed up?
12:35 – Question – Is there a way to disable backup for specific categories of settings?
13:34 – Question – Is this feature specifically for Window 10 to Windows 11 migration - or can we use it to restore on new devices?
14:34 – Question – What about Windows 365 backup?
16:02 – Question – What is the default backup frequency? Can we customize it?
16:48 – Question – When setting this up, any gotchas or best practices we should keep in mind?
18:18 – Question – How long is data retained?
19:10 – Question – Does it only store the latest backup or more than that? If more, how many?
20:07 – Question – Windows 11 looks and feels significantly different than Windows 10. Are the settings the same for restore?
21:43 – Question – If we want to backup all our remaining Windows 10 devices and restore those settings on the new Windows 11 devices, how many time would you estimate this to take? How long would our users be without their devices?
23:39 – Question – Does the user need to be present during restore or can that take place offline and they will open their new Windows 11 device with all their settings restored?
Looking for ways to back up Windows 10 or Windows 11 settings and restore them on a new device—or after reimaging or a device reset? Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) about your options at Tech Community Live! Learn about Windows Backup for Organizations, now generally available, and bring your questions about prerequisites, policies, and best practices.
Post your questions at https://aka.ms/AMA/BackupRestore
This session is part of the Tech Community Live: Windows Edition. Visit https://aka.ms/TCL/Windows for the full agenda.
0:00 – Welcome & intros
2:17 – Question – Does Windows Backup for Organizations support hybrid join devices?
3:11 – Question – Can I use this feature to back up and restore app settings?
4:42 – Question – Can I initiate backups on demand or only on a schedule?
5:44 – Question – What about cross-tenant migration? How will this work?
6:27 – Question – If the data is stored on the cloud, what encryption methodologies are used?
7:36 – Question – What are the licensing and maybe storage requirements?
9:04 – Question – How does this interact/interfere with Enterprise State Roaming?
10:26 – Question – Does this backup only business data, or personal data/settings as well? Where can we find information to share with our users on what is being backed up?
12:35 – Question – Is there a way to disable backup for specific categories of settings?
13:34 – Question – Is this feature specifically for Window 10 to Windows 11 migration - or can we use it to restore on new devices?
14:34 – Question – What about Windows 365 backup?
16:02 – Question – What is the default backup frequency? Can we customize it?
16:48 – Question – When setting this up, any gotchas or best practices we should keep in mind?
18:18 – Question – How long is data retained?
19:10 – Question – Does it only store the latest backup or more than that? If more, how many?
20:07 – Question – Windows 11 looks and feels significantly different than Windows 10. Are the settings the same for restore?
21:43 – Question – If we want to backup all our remaining Windows 10 devices and restore those settings on the new Windows 11 devices, how many time would you estimate this to take? How long would our users be without their devices?
23:39 – Question – Does the user need to be present during restore or can that take place offline and they will open their new Windows 11 device with all their settings restored?
