Short of it is: Whenever there is a Reflect 9, it will have paid versions only. 8 Free will get patches until Jan 2024, but won't officially support any future versions or build upgrades of Windows.

For free drive imaging, you can hardly beat Macrium Reflect Free Edition–as long as you don’t use dynamic (Windows software RAID) or GPT (Globally Unique IDentifier Partition Table) disks. Most users ...

I am trying to clone a spinning HD to SSD in a Windows 7 laptop, both harddrives are installed. My first choice was Macrium Reflect, but after installing, well, I don't know where it installed to, so ...