It's called 'cloud rebuild' in the Windows Recovery Environment.

This week, Microsoft released the August 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 10 (KB5120249) and Windows 11 (KB5121003, KB5120240, KB5121000). Alongside those, Microsoft also released new dynamic ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Windows 11 25H2 update, which is the big October 2025 update for the operating system, is rolling out now to all users. Although it's light on bringing new ...

Learn how to factory reset Windows 11 or Windows 10, keep your files, wipe a laptop for sale, and recover a PC that won’t ...

Windows 11 Insider Beta Preview Build 26220.9343 introduces a new reinitialization option that downloads a factory version of ...

This past week, Microsoft released the December 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5072033, KB5071417) and Windows 10 (KB5071546, KB5071544, KB5071543). The new Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 ...

Windows 11 point-in-time restore enables faster recovery from updates, drivers and corruption. Restore points include apps, settings and local files, with strict retention policies. Windows 11 26H2 ...

Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild arrives in Beta: Microsoft's Build 26220.9343 lets Insider members reinstall Windows 11 from scratch ...

Windows 11 point-in-time restore enables faster recovery from updates, drivers and corruption. Restore points include apps, settings and local files, with strict retention policies. Windows 11 26H2 ...

QMR is Microsoft’s emerging tool to resurrect Windows after updates break bad. Here’s what it does and how to take it for a test drive. A noteworthy new feature is starting to make its way into ...

Windows 11 point-in-time restore enables faster recovery from updates, drivers and corruption. Restore points include apps, settings and local files, with strict retention policies. Windows 11 26H2 ...