Click the "Create a system image" option from the bottom-left corner. Select the "On a hard disk" option. Use the "On a hard disk" drop-down menu and select the Windows 11 full backup destination.

The Windows 11 setup on a new computer is a three-step process. First, you have to create a flash drive with the installation files.

Skip the Media Creation Tool. Here's why Rufus and Ventoy are the best alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB and how they can bypass system requirements (on unsupported hardware).

PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files.

If you need a vault for your data, you don't have to resort to buying additional tools. Windows 11 Pro offers everything you need.