
If you already back up everything to the cloud or an external hard drive, and if you're more of a casual PC user, manual is probably the way to go. Remember how you painstakingly set up your old PC so it worked just the way you wanted it? You'll have to do that again, with every application and setting.

You'll have to download them yourself from their respective websites or the Windows Store.ģ) Adjust your settings. Transferring your files won't actually install any software programs on your new PC. 2) Download and install your programs onto the new PC.
