Windows bootable backup

Agricola

Ok so I have an old Win 7 Home laptop which I want to install Win10 on in time for January when the updates stop for 7. I'd rather keep my Win7 installation alongside Win10 just in case I run into issues.

I've partitioned the hardrive in two (C and X drives) and want to make a 1to1 copy of Win7 on X. From there, I'm hoping to do an upgrade to Win10 on X, while keeping Win7 intact on C.............

Is this possible and if so can anyone recommend good s/w for doing it? I can't seem to find an easy option, most websites are referring to the need to have a second physical drive to do this.

FanadMan

Haven't tried it but plenty of help out there

https://www.google.com/search?q=dual+boot+windows+10+and+windows+7&oq=dual+boot+windows+10+&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l7.5479j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

bonzodog2

If it has an optical drive, and the BIOS supports choosing where to boot from, and depending on model, you can maybe get a HDD caddy that fits the optical bay. If you like having the optical drive you can get USB ones, or a USB cable to fit the old optical drive.

ED E

That might deactivate Win7. You transfer the license, not duplicate it.