During installation Acronis True Image Home 2012 provides closer integration with Windows. Such merging allows you to get the most out of your computer. The new user-friendly interface makes starting backup and recovery much faster.
Integration adds Acronis True Image Home 2012 items to the Windows Start menu, changes the properties of the Acronis True Image Home 2012 button on the taskbar, and adds the ability to configure and perform Acronis True Image Home 2012 operations using Windows 7 Control Panel.
The most significant changes occur in the System and Security category of Windows 7 Control Panel. Acronis True Image Home 2012 replaces Windows Backup in the Backup and Restore item. If you first installed Acronis True Image Home 2012 without performing backups, the Backup and Restore window allows you to create a system partition backup.
When you have created backups, the Backup and Restore window will show the Nonstop Backup box and the box of your oldest disk or partition backup. You can recover the backed up data, refresh the backups, and pause/start Nonstop Backup directly from the Control Panel.
If you want to resume using Windows Backup, click Turn on Windows Backup on the left pane. This will remove Acronis True Image Home 2012 from the Control Panel and replace it with Windows Backup.
If later you decide to integrate Acronis True Image Home 2012 into Windows 7 again, click Help on the toolbar and select Integrate True Image into Windows.
Furthermore, the Start menu acquires the following Acronis True Image Home 2012 items:
These menu items allow you to use the main program features, tools, and utilities without starting Acronis True Image Home 2012.
The Acronis True Image Home 2012 button on the Windows taskbar becomes much more informative and functional. Its shortcut menu gets additional items.
You can use the shortcut menu to start Acronis Nonstop Backup and Online Backup.
In addition, the button shows the progress and result of Acronis True Image Home 2012 operations.