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.

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 ...

The latest edition of Macrium Reflect fixes a couple of major issues. The first one is related to disk image failures where users reported an "Invalid Function" error, while the second is an AVX bug.