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This is more of a personal preference than anything else:
If I ever had problems in the distant past with Windows backup it was by giving it automatic control.
I always make one new image manually. If I want to keep it I rename it to say
WindowsImageBackup_12_5_11 or move it into a folder. Of course moving within partition boundaries is just a directory change and "instant". When I no longer want the image I shift delete it.
Maybe I'm lucky, but by following this approach I have never had a problem after many imaging operations.