Back up iCloud in stead of in Time Capsule

Is it nessessary to continue back-up processing on time capule now I've started working in iCloud and using iCloud back-up?

My question is, if the time capsule is formatted in HFS and the laptop is formatted in NTFS, how does it back up to the time capsule drive, without reformatting?
The Time Capsule is a network drive, so PCs will "see" the drive as if it were formatted in FAT32, which is a Windows format.
Also, how do you restore the windows computer from the time capsule back up if needed without reformatting?
The backup software.....Macrium Reflect in your case.....will take care of this for you.

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