Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that's seriously useful - here's how to access it ...

When updating a piece of software as large and complex and old as Windows, you’re inevitably going to break something every once in a while. Microsoft tracks known issues here—generally they affect ...

A few unfortunate users of the Windows 11 October 2025 update (and Windows Server 2025) may have stumbled upon a critical issue where the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) failed to pick up mouse ...

If you've installed the big Windows 11 update that Microsoft pushed out in August (which also includes the new Black Screen of Death), you'll notice a brand new entry in Settings: Quick Machine ...

Microsoft's KB5077181 security update has caused endless restart loops and system lockouts for Windows 11 users, with no official fix released as of February 13.

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 ...

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 releases KB5077178, KB5077180, and KB5077374 with WinRE upgrades, Secure Boot updates, and Dynamic Setup improvements.

A new bug stops USB devices in the Windows Recovery Environment. You can't navigate the WinRE screens using a mouse or keyboard. Microsoft is working on a fix, but there is one workaround. What would ...

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 ...

A new Microsoft update patches a bug affecting Windows recovery. The bug prevented the use of USB mice and keyboards in WinRE. The new patch is available through Windows Update. Microsoft has fixed a ...

The Recovery Partition does not have a drive letter. Therefore, it is not visible in the File Explorer. You can view it in the Disk Management app. However, some users found the Recovery Partition ...