I am using Windows Backup on Win 7 Enterprise and trying to backup the whole system to an external sata drive. The image so far seems to be going well. My questions are:
1) Does an "imgage" backup contain everything I need to restore my OS in the event of a disk failure? My goal here is to get my PC back to a working state without having to re-install the OS, apps, and files.
2) How does the "system" backup capture work while booted into the OS? I would think the OS would have some files locked. Is VSS (volume shadow copy service )coming into play here?
3) Is there a way to automate this process to run on a schedule?
4) Is there a way to create a bootup "disk" onto a USB stick instead of using a CD/DVD?
5) I have the drive encrypted with Bitlocker. Would problems be expected at the time of restore due to this? Will there be any interaction needed at the time of restore in regards to Bitlocker?