Windows Easy Transfer is included with all versions of Windows 7, but since the computer you’re migrating from may not have it, you’ll first need to download Easy Transfer on the old PC.

The Easy Transfer Cable, as Mary Jo notes, is one choice for making the physical connection between old and new PC. Again, this is an option that companies like LapLink have offered for a while.

Got a new Windows 10 PC? Want to transfer your files, programs and settings from your old PC? There are two ways to get that done: The hard and free way, or the easy and expensive way.

Back in the older versions of Windows, there used to be a handy feature called Windows Easy Transfer that painlessly guided the process of migrating files and settings from one computer to another ...

Windows Easy Transfer is included with all versions of Windows 7, but since the computer you’re migrating from may not have it, you’ll first need to download Easy Transfer on the old PC.