When you get a new computer, transferring installed programs is of course one of the first things you need to do. It’s not just programs, either – you also want to transfer the settings and configurations for those programs, your accounts, passwords, emails, profiles, and of course all of your documents and files. This is exactly what this tutorial is for.

Now, programs and settings are very different from regular files. While you could manually copy files from one computer to another using a USB drive, or using Cloud sync services such as Dropbox or OneDrive, programs and applications cannot be copied like that (and neither can be your settings and accounts).

Fortunately, there is a way to transfer installed applications to a new computer, along with their settings and all files, completely automatically – using a dedicated transfer tool called Zinstall WinWin.

This even allows to transfer installed programs to a completely different computer and different Windows, such as for example transferring installed programs from a Windows 10 Lenovo to a Windows 11 HP laptop.

There are 3 parts that are important to the transfer:

Installed Programs, such as transferring Microsoft Office, Google Chrome, Adobe Photoshop, Quickbooks, TurboTax, Firefox, and other programs to the new computer
Profiles, Accounts and Settings, such as user profiles, emails, accounts, passwords, favorites, bookmarks, wallpaper and other personalization
Files and Data, such documents, pictures, music, pictures and emails

Let’s see how it’s done.

How to transfer installed programs from one computer to another

Download and run Zinstall WinWin on your old computer (the one you are transferring from).
Note: You can get Zinstall WinWin here
Download and run Zinstall WinWin on the new computer as well
1. You don’t need to do any configurations for the computers to connect – it’s automatic
2. If the computers are already connect to same router, same Internet connection, or same wireless connection, you don’t need anything else
3. If the computers are not connected at all, connect them with a network / Ethernet cable
If you’d like to select which of your installed programs and files you want to transfer, use 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 computer to start the transfer

That’s it! You have now transferred your installed programs, settings and files, to your new computer.

Ready to transfer installed programs from one computer to another?

Get Zinstall WinWin here

How to Transfer Installed Programs From One Computer To Another

How to transfer installed programs from one computer to another

Ready to transfer installed programs from one computer to another?

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