PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files. I recently wrote an article in which I walked you through the ...

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.

Windows Backup and Restore is a built-in tool in Windows 11/10 computers that allows users to back up their hard drive partitions as disk image files. The time this tool takes to create a backup image ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

Windows has a hidden backup tool in Windows 10 and 11. It can save files to discs, drives, or network locations. Deprecated by Microsoft, so expect occasional errors. Regularly backing up your files ...

I had a near-miss with my work laptop this week. It was freezing mid-boot. This is potentially disastrous as I'm a contractor so the laptop is entirely my own responsibility. Every day it is broken is ...

I use a multi-step process to properly back up my Windows 11 PC. It covers all the use cases, from a simple version history to a full system backup. However, if you only use your PC for work and don't ...