It's been over a year now since the infamous CrowdStrike incident that put both CrowdStrike itself and Microsoft on blast over the inability of millions of computers around the world to recover from a ...

In context: Microsoft is introducing a new safeguard for Windows 11 users: Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), a feature designed to address one of the most frustrating scenarios in personal computing – ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has announced a new tool called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) for Windows 11 to reduce downtime caused by critical issues. The tool is currently being tested with Windows Insiders in the Beta ...

Windows 11 is getting a very useful troubleshooting feature that can help you fix PCs that cannot boot, and you can already try it out. In 2024, at its annual Ignite conference, Microsoft announced ...

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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is testing a new feature called Quick Machine Recovery that's designed to help IT teams restore unbootable Windows 11 devices remotely. The move comes nearly a year after the infamous ...

Seems sensible until the EU comes to its senses and allows MS to expel AV providers and others from Ring 0.

OK, I think I got it... This was a data file, which eventually caused the problem upon (auto-loading) in combination with an executable that wasn't altered itself. And although Windows could identify ...