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title: System Restoration & Recovery
description: Acronis Universal Restore, included free with all Acronis Backup & Backup Advanced products, enables you to restore your system to any machine in minutes.
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last_updated: 2026-10-13
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# System Restoration & Recovery

## Quick and easy system recovery to new, dissimilar hardware

Universal Restore technology restores your system to any available machine in minutes, regardless of the platform!

Migrate and restore

Migrate systems between physical and virtual platforms quickly and easily. Restore an entire system to new, dissimilar hardware with a few simple clicks Reconnect to your network without reconfiguring your servers

![Image 2: Migrate and restore](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/367ff1a31ec7371ee96872d48b0940e7.png)

Save time and money

Eliminate the time and money spent on locating identical equipment. Eliminate time spent on system reinstallations and application setups

![Image 3: Save time and money](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/c08a12fcf1c02d2a0d1fe5a2f6201e28.png)

Fast and easy start

Easily restore systems to a known, working condition quickly and safely, even if you aren’t an IT expert. Get up and running on a new machine in minutes, without worrying about compatibility issues

![Image 4: Fast and easy start](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/c56bf66d97d8af1df0cd835eb82590b7.png)

## How does Universal Restore work

Exclusive to Acronis, Universal Restore works behind the scenes to disassociate your backup data from hardware dependencies while still retaining the necessary system data — files, configurations, applications, operating system, and so on.

![Image 5: Acronis](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/fabf7eb73c6f9bf16244fcb7204ca541.png)

### Detects the machine

Detects the machine type and auto-installs appropriate drivers for the hardware abstraction layer (HAL)

### Detects hard disk

Detects hard disk controllers (SCSI and IDE) OR prompts you for driver locations

### Reboots the machine

An easy way to get a working system on a new machine up and running in minutes!

Acronis Universal Restore

## Quick and easy system recovery to new, dissimilar hardware

[For Acronis Cyber Protect](https://kb.acronis.com/aur)

[For Acronis True Image](https://kb.acronis.com/ati2020/aur/)

## Related products

*   Acronis Cyber Platform  Modernize your clients' security and backup with integrated cyber protection   [Learn more](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cloud/cyber-protect/)  
*   Acronis Cyber Protect  Complete cyber resilience for small business, including backup and DR, anti-malware and remote endpoint monitoring.   [Learn more](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cyber-protect/)  
*   Acronis True Image  Protect your digital life with the only personal cyber protection solution that integrates backup and anti-malware   [Learn more](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/true-image/)  

## Resources

*   [Userguide Acronis Universal Restore](https://dl.acronis.com/u/pdf/AcronisUniversalRestore_userguide_en-US.pdf)
*   [Article Acronis Cyber Protect: restoring to dissimilar hardware with Universal Restore](https://kb.acronis.com/content/35681/)
*   [Article Acronis True Image: how to restore to dissimilar hardware](https://kb.acronis.com/ati2020/aur/)