Windows Easy Transfer is included with all versions of Windows 7, but since the computer you’re migrating from may not have it, you’ll first need to download Easy Transfer on the old PC.

Windows 7 only allows you to upgrade directly from Vista, so if you are looking to switch from XP you are out of luck. Thankfully the built-in Easy Transfer tool makes the upgrade process much easier.

In my capacity as man with finger in more than one editorial pie (or freelance journalist I suppose), I have been getting some feedback from Windows 7 users that the data movement wizard Windows ...

Windows has had a file transfer tool for transferring data between two PCs before. The Windows Easy Transfer debuted in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and was in the OS until Windows 8.1.

Transfer the settings from your 64-bit Vista PC to a Windows 7 one with Microsoft's own free utility.

Windows Easy Transfer won’t move your applications to the new computer, but it will provide a list of those you should move over. Even with that list, this step could present a few challenges.

Windows Easy Transfer Companion (WETC) was created after Microsoft purchased Apptimum, a company which developed system utilities for transferring programs and settings from one computer to ...

Window Easy Transfer grabs only Internet Explorer data, while PCTransfer also handles settings from Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. On the other hand, Windows Easy Transfer supports direct cable and ...

The Windows Easy Transfer utility is greatly improved in Windows 7, but it’s still missing a killer feature Microsoft promised three years ago. In this post, I explain how you can use this ...

“With the removal of Windows Easy Transfer from Windows 10, users need a migration solution,” explained Thomas Koll, Laplink's CEO. “Manually transferring everything to a new PC is a pain. It's ...