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.

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. To fix systems stuck at a ...

On Windows 11, Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) is a feature that has been designed to quickly restore your computer from a critical boot failure that prevents it from starting correctly. Actually, it's ...

Microsoft is working on a new Windows "Quick Machine Recovery" feature that will allow IT administrators to use Windows Update "targeted fixes" to remotely fix systems rendered unbootable. This new ...

IT admins now have a quicker way to get machines up and running again after CrowdStrike’s faulty update. IT admins now have a quicker way to get machines up and running again after CrowdStrike’s ...

In 2024, at its annual Ignite conference, Microsoft announced Quick Machine Recovery, a new feature that was part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative. The goal of the feature is to give users a quick ...

TL;DR: The Windows 11 25H2 October 2025 update introduces critical bugs disabling USB keyboard and mouse input in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), preventing system recovery and ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is developing a Windows 11 feature called 'Quick Machine Recovery' to help users swiftly recover from serious PC issues. Part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative, it automates what ...

QMR is designed to keep devices running by fixing boot problems directly from WinRE. Instead of waiting for manual, in‑person troubleshooting, it automatically identifies and repairs critical startup ...

Earlier this month, Neowin noticed a new support article put up by Microsoft explaining how to use its new Windows 11 feature called 'Fix problems using Windows Update', and also added the scenarios ...