While Windows computers are more reliable than ever, it's still wise to make sure you've enabled and understand the built-in recovery options. You'll then be ready if your PC fails to boot due to ...

BCD Windows Boot Manager's "knowledge state" is stored in the BCD store (boot configuration data).It lists all recognized systems, the recovery partition, the hibernation resume point, and the RAM ...

A clean install is the ultimate troubleshooting technique, but it's also the best way to repurpose a device you no longer need or to get a fresh start. By my count, there are four ways to do a clean ...

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 ...

If when you try to access the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on your Windows 11/10 device, you encounter the error message Invalid Recovery Area on a blank ...

2024 to make some improvements to the Windows Recovery Environment — is apparently causing headaches for some users. Anyone who tries to install the patch ends up stuck in a loop. As of a few ...

New Windows 10 update is reportedly driving some users to distraction by installing itself over and over again ...

This dynamic update adds improvements to the Windows recovery environment or WinRE and should help the recovery of a device in case something goes south. This update makes improvements to the ...

‘As a follow-up to the CrowdStrike Falcon agent issue impacting Windows clients and servers, Microsoft has released an updated recovery tool with two repair options to help IT admins expedite ...

Microsoft will now update the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) alongside the monthly cumulative update. It starts with the Windows 11 version 22H2. However, not many computers have a Recovery ...

Major airlines reported progress on recovery from the outage Saturday. Microsoft disclosed Saturday that 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by CrowdStrike’s disastrous update, while major ...

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally ...