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Microsoft kills built-in PC-to-PC transfers in Windows 11

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Microsoft has done away with the most convenient way for users to transfer files and settings between two Windows computers: the local PC transfer, also known as the ‘PC-to-PC Migration Feature.’ Instead, you now have to use the ‘Windows Backup’ feature, which has a major limitation, as reported by Betanews . This is because the Windows Backup feature requires you to use OneDrive. However, the free version of OneDrive only provides 5GB of online storage. So if you want to transfer large amounts of data between an old and a new Windows PC using Windows Backup, you’ll need a paid OneDrive…

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    Microsoft kills built-in PC-to-PC transfers in Windows 11

    Microsoft has done away with the most convenient way for users to transfer files and settings between two Windows computers: the local PC transfer, also known as the ‘PC-to-PC Migration Feature.’ Instead, you now have to use the ‘Windows Backup’ feature, which has a major...

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