The Proper Way To Backup Windows 10 When It Goes Kaput

Go easy on me here guys. I thought I'd get with the times and update to Windows 10 from a relatively stable Windows 7. It seemed great until things spiraled into chaos and finally ended with a blank screen and a flashing dash. Meaning, I had no way of accessing any recovery utilities (that I know of). This after configuring the setup and installing all of my applications. I had to restart from scratch with Windows 7 Home Premium.

So my question is, what does one do to backup & restore a PC...

The Proper Way To Backup Windows 10 When It Goes Kaput