Windows in Built Back up Software?

[Nexus]

Hello,

I'm really not up on the latest Windows software anymore, as I switched to Mac a good few years back and usually use Linux at work.

Does Windows 7 have anything like Mac's Time Machine built in?
Where you can just plug in an external harddrive and it will just back everything up without really having to do anything?

I'm trying to find a solution for my parents that doesn't require them to do do much.

Thanks.

 

[Cosimo]

It has backup & restore:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore

(This is setup to run at a scheduled time)

You can also create a system image which is an exact copy of a drive:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-your-programs-system-settings-and-files