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.

If you encounter the System Restore failed to restore a file (0xc0000022) error while running the System Restore tool on your computer, use the following suggestions ...

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 ...

Point-in-time restore is a new system restore feature in Windows 11. It lets you revert your PC to the exact state it was at an earlier point in time in minutes. You ...

Most users jump straight to a clean install when Windows starts boot looping. Here is why you should try these rollbacks and ...

Last week's security patch is the latest buggy update that impaired some PCs. Take these steps before and after an update to ...

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 ...

When Windows won’t boot up, it can be a disturbing experience. But that moment passes quickly, and you must decide how to get past this (hopefully) temporary hiccup. Fortunately, there are plenty of ...

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 ...