Bad past incidents can lead to good outcomes, and one of the best examples is the new recovery tools in Windows 11. After ...

If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.

Update 19-Aug-2024: Microsoft has now resolved this bug. See details below. Five years ago, after a particularly embarrassing run of flawed Windows updates, Microsoft vowed to do better. Part of its ...

The Point-in-time Restore feature is now available for all Windows editions. It takes daily snapshots of the system state to help recover from a serious problem. If your system drive is 200 GB or ...

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Microsoft is expanding the toolbox of recovery options for Windows 11. After recently adding the ability to reinstall Windows via Windows Update—at least in version 24H2—the company is now introducing ...

QMR is Microsoft’s emerging tool to resurrect Windows after updates break bad. Here’s what it does and how to take it for a test drive. A noteworthy new feature is starting to make its way into ...

Digital emergencies can knock anytime, especially if you are a Windows OS user. Let’s face it: a Windows PC isn’t exactly immune to sudden crashes, malicious attacks, or other unforeseen problems.

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...

Windows was spending gigabytes on old recovery history.