I went out and bought a replacement – both the old and new machines run Windows 10. Swelling batteries mean an impending death of the hardware, especially since the battery is not replaceable, at least easily. Here was my issue – the battery in the base of my laptop started swelling. One: does it work? Two: is it fast? The answers are yes and no, but that needs some discussion. You can let it rip with default settings or you can completely customize your experience, choosing specific folders, programs, and users to either copy or exclude. The software prompts you for whether this is the old or new PC. The only setup after purchasing was to install the software on both PCs and fire it up. You can transfer in any combination, such as XP or Vista to Windows 10, Windows 7 to Windows 10 or Windows 10 to Windows 10 – or any others.

You can transfer between two computers, on one computer – or even from just from the old hard drive. The software works with Windows 10 (including Windows 10 to Windows 10), Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, XP and Vista, any edition, 32- and 64-bit. What you get is a download that you run on both the old PC and the new PC. There isn’t a box, it is only available as an electronic download.

Your old computer remains safe and unchanged, and nothing is erased from it. Your new computer will feel just like the old one. Zinstall transfers all of your stuff to your new computer: your programs, documents, music, pictures, favorites, emails, accounts, settings – and of course all of your files. Zinstall WinWin is a transfer utility that claims to be able to move everything from an old PC to a new one with little to no involvement from me. What if there was a way to make the process simple and hands-off? What if there was a way to automate it so that I don’t have to do anything? Or at least nearly nothing? Would that be worth something? To me, yes, it would. It’s tedious and time-consuming and did I mention that I hate it? While I love all the shiny newness, I detest migrating everything from the old to the new. REVIEW – I hate getting certain new tech – specifically phones and PCs.

Zinstall winwin review