Before I purchase I'd like to know a little more about how licensing works. This is from the perspective of a person who never uses Hasleo while installed on Windows except to make the Rescue.iso. I only make and restore backups from the rescue environment and always remove the program from my PC after making the Rescue.iso.

Example scenario:
I am currently using "PC-1" and I buy the non-lifetime version (I understand how that works with no major version upgrade, 5.x to 6.x etc.).
A year or two from now, I upgrade my mainboard and CPU, and reinstall Windows 10 Enterprise (or maybe even Windows 12 Enterprise) onto a clean, wiped hard drive. Now it is "PC-1.a".
Does Hasleo still work or de-activate itself? What about the Rescue Disk I created? Is it checking for hardware changes or good to go?

Another year later, I upgrade my GPU and get a new SSD and now it's "PC-1.b" almost "PC-2" by now. Still work or de-activated?

After the changes from "PC-1" to "PC-*.*", will Hasleo still install and activate long enough to make a new Rescue.iso from version 5.5.2.1 to say 5.8.0.0, or will it see a new mainboard and CPU and refuse to activate? Does it phone home to check activation after the initial activation, ever? Is an internet connection required, ever, after the initial purchase and activation?

Each time I install-make rescue.iso/uninstall, reinstall new version-make new rescue.iso/uninstall it to upgrade my Rescue.iso from one minor version to the next minor version (same goes for Major versions if Lifetime License), does it activate without issue or does it think I am installing it on a second PC and refuse? Does it give me one of those "This license is already used and invalid" messages?

I'm not trying to be difficult, but I've run into similar problems in the past, many times, and need to know exactly how it works before I pay for a product I may not even be able to use in ~two months.

Thanks in advance.

I have been using 2 tasks (one for C drive & one for D drive) - full disk backup
Both have been scheduled for 8:00am and the option to run if missed was enabled.
The computer is usually started some time shortly after 8:00
I was finding that the C drive task usually ran first and would fail every now and then.
The D drive task was pretty reliable.

I had wondered if timing was an issue... let's say the computer was started at 8:01
and the HBS task activates before the USB drive was fully on-line.

My work around that seemed to give me more reliable backups:
- disable the HBS schedules
- create a .cmd task that include the 2 backup tasks
- use Windows scheduler to activate the .cmd

Unfortunately the new home release does not have CLI support so I will have to go back
to HBS scheduling. I will monitor my backups more closely to see if I can
find any pattern to the failed updates. (Comment: It would be nice to have CLI
support in the home version)

JD

Just for clarity, I would like to know what support is available if
I do NOT select lifetime support

Will I be able to download updates for some amount of time
or is the support tied to the version in effect when purchased?

For personal use I plan to purchase the family bundle
with life-time support.

However, I will want to purchase a commercial version for
an NPO where I volunteer (limited budget) so probably
would not purchase the life-time support.

Thanks for any info

JD

I would also like to suggest a "Ranks" and "Ratings" topic(s) to be pinned to the top of this Forum.

The "Ranks" topic would include the criteria for obtaining the ranks awarded: Junior, Senior, etc.  That will create transparency.

I see also that these topics have a one to five star rating, but I have no idea what that means or how to "rate" a topic.  So a "Ratings" topic would remove the mystery, and encourage more participation by our members.

Thank you for your consideration.  Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

As the Forum grows with the increasing popularity of the Hasleo Backup Suite, I would like to suggest that the @admin consider posting Forum Rules as the top pinned post in this subforum for members.

Many of us longtime members of many Forums know the importance of Forum Rules.  Without them, new, and existing Forum members can claim that their posts did not violate any Forum Rules, so they should be allowed to post anything, regardless of content.  We all know of the issues on other Forums where people have gotten way out of bounds "discussing" politics, religion, etc.  Others post completely false information about a product or go completely off-topic.  Some even become very abusive and hostile  The list of abuses is enormous, including spam posts; hence, the reason that every Forum I frequent, about 12 per day, have Forum Rules to protect the company, and to protect its members in good standing.

Forum Rules would make it clear that Hasleo intends to protect its good name, and that their Forums are not available to be used for other than the purposes stated; for example, discussion politics, religion, race, etc.   The stated purpose of these Forums is to respectfully discuss Hasleo products, not anything else.

I would be willing to undertake to prepare a draft set of Forum Rules for review by @admin and other members.  I am guessing that the more senior members of this Forum, like @Froggie would accept, if asked, to assist in the review process.

I submit this for your consideration.  Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

When Installation mode = VHDX, the Virtual hard disk size numeric field does not accept keyboard input. The value can only be changed using the spinner arrows or by pasting a number. This makes large adjustments (e.g., from 2 TB default down to 500 GB) slow and frustrating.



Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch WinToUSB Professional.
   
2. Select a Windows 11 ISO and edition.
   
3. Choose a destination disk.
   
4. Set Partition scheme = GPT for UEFI and Installation mode = VHDX.
   
5. Click into Virtual hard disk size and attempt to type 500.
   

• Keystrokes are ignored; the number does not change.
  
• Only the up/down spinner arrows change the value.
  

Hi Team,
We are currently using the Halseo WinToUsb Pro Version 9.5 (Build: Jan 6 2025) and facing problem while cloning and creation of Win 11 ToGO Drive.

1. Cloning :
Previous systems created can no longer be cloned as the tool takes forever (~ More than 3 hours) and crashes without any error.

2. Win 11 To Go Creation:
The operation was not successful after 99% completion which failed with an Unknown error 0x003100B2000001B1 (ErrorWin11.jpg)
The ISO file that was used : en-us_windows_11_iot_enterprise_version_25h2_x64_dvd_67098cd6.iso [Downloaded from Microsoft Visual Studio marketplace]

However after failure the device was not recognizable on the laptop and had to be removed and connected back.

The contents on the drive (ErrroWin11_Contents.jpg)
The size of the created contents (ErrorWin11_Size.jpg)

Wanted to know if Win11 To Go can actually be created with the version 9.5 being used, or any changes to procedure needed due to reported error.

Thanks

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Hello everyone,
I’m having an issue on one specific PC — whenever I try to send a test e-mail, the application’s GUI immediately closes.
Has anyone experienced this before or found a possible fix?
Thank you in advance.

As a very recent Hasleo Backup Suite Pro Family Pack customer and Forum member, I was unable to find a sub-Forum for asking questions about the Hasleo Forum policies.

Yesterday, I gave three ratings to posts in the early evening (ADT time), and when I tried to give a fourth rating, I got an error that I had used up my ratings for yesterday.  Today, I went back to try and give a rating and got the same error.  Is the ratings limit of 3 tied to a 24-hour period, or to the calendar day of the user?  I have not encountered such a limit on other Forums that I frequent daily that permit "Likes" or other ratings.

I believe that ratings are a great indicator of the knowledge, respect, and reliability of the member receiving them.  Too often, we get great answers or valuable information, and we never thank the member who contributed.

I also think it would be useful for the Forum to permit the display of more personal information, such as location, local time, etc.  I submit this idea for a future Forum update.  Some members choose to be very cautious with sharing their personal details, so it should be optional.  I, on the other hand, am willing to share that information about me.

As Hasleo products gain market share, these Forums will become increasingly important because those people considering a purchase may well visit the Forums as Guests to see whether actual users are happy with the Hasleo Software product they are contemplating purchasing.

A "General Forum" or "Hasleo Forum Feedback" subforum would be a great addition, to set forth the user rules and Forum information, as well as ask questions or make suggestions.  Many denizens of other Forums have recourse to this information on those Forums, me included.

I realize that this particular subforum is dedicated to Hasleo Backup, but since that is what I purchased, I am posting it here.  If I have violated any rules, please move or delete this post.

Thank you for considering my requests.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

Hello,
  Smart backup should be enabled by default. At least for OS disk which MS is changing the WinPE partitions almost on every couple updates. 

Thank you