Got a new HP computer? First thing you need to do is transfer your apps, profiles and files from your old PC to the new HP. In this tutorial, we’ll see how to transfer everything from Dell to HP, Lenovo to HP, one HP to another – or any other vendor.

The goal is to make your new HP feel just like the old laptop or desktop. Not just copying a few files; you want to retain your your programs, profiles, accounts, passwords, settings, documents, pictures, music, movies, favorites, and all of your files.

Of course, this works for any make or model of your old computer, and any model of your new HP, such as HP Pavilion, HP ENVY, HP Elite / EliteBook, HP Essentials, OMEN, Spectre, ProBook, HP Gaming and so on.

And it doesn’t matter which Windows you have on the old computer. Even if it’s an older version, you can still transfer (e.g. old Dell Windows 10 to a new HP Windows 11).

There is simply no more need to spend days manually copying data, setting up accounts, reinstalling applications and trying to remember your passwords and configurations. This is all done for you, as this tutorial will show.

There are 3 parts that are important to the transfer:

Files, such documents, pictures, music, pictures and emails
Settings, such as user profiles, emails, accounts, passwords, favorites, bookmarks, wallpaper and other personalization
Programs, such as for example Microsoft Office (and Outlook for email), Google Chrome, Quickbooks, Adobe, and any other applications that you use on the old laptop

Let’s see how it is done.

Video tutorial – transfer from Dell / Lenovo to HP

How to transfer to a new HP laptop

Unlike the olden days, when you had no choice except to spend a couple of days manually copying files, installing programs, setting up accounts, emails, personal settings and preferences – these days, you don’t have to do any of that. There are tools that handle the transfer for you, automatically. We will be using Zinstall WinWin for that (available here).

And here is how it’s done:

Run Zinstall WinWin on your old computer (the one you are transferring from).
Run Zinstall WinWin on the new HP laptop
1. You don’t need to do any configurations for the computers to connect – it’s automatic
2. If the computers are already connected to same router, same Internet connection, or same wireless connection, you don’t need anything else
3. If there is no way to get both computers online, you can still do the transfer, using Zinstall with USB drive. See here for transfer to new computer using USB external hard drive.
If you’d like to select which applications and files you want to transfer, press the Advanced menu. If you just want to transfer everything, you don’t need to go to the Advanced menu.
Press “Go” on the new HP laptop to start the transfer

That’s it! Once the transfer is done, you will have all of your files, your profiles, accounts, and of course your programs – on your new HP laptop. It’s that easy.

Ready to transfer everything to your new HP?

Get Zinstall WinWin here

You keep mentioning Dell to HP and Lenovo to HP. Can I transfer from a different brand?

Yes, of course. This works exactly the same regardless of what you have as your old computer. We are simply mentioned Dell and Lenovo because that’s what we are most frequently asked about. But any Windows PC works, such as ASUS to HP, Acer to HP, and so on.

What if my old computer is a desktop workstation, not a laptop?

No change at all. You can transfer from a desktop to an HP laptop, from a laptop to an HP desktop and any other combo. Desktop and laptops are different physically, but in terms of how programs and files behave on them – there is little to no difference. So there is no problem to transfer from one to another.

Ready to transfer everything to your new HP?

Get Zinstall WinWin here