A driver conflict is one of the most common reasons why the system restore fails. There are two parts to system restoration. First, it restores the files and saves the information into the registry.

Earlier this week, we shared a guide on how to create recovery media for your Windows 10 PC. That guide went over the process of backing up your device drivers and creating a recovery flash drive you ...

How to add legacy Advanced Boot Options to Windows 10 or Windows 11 Your email has been sent Microsoft decided the Advanced Boot Options menu was no longer needed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

When I built a portable PC diagnostic USB with my favorite tools, I set up PhoenixPE on top of Ventoy. While it works, it requires manually adding recovery tools to the WinPE setup and additional ...

With an old laptop, I cloned the OS HD to an SSD with Macrium Reflect, both harddrives are mounted inside the laptop. When I enter the BIOS, I wanted to select the SSD as the first boot choice. But it ...