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 ...

Windows 10 and Windows 11 prefer to back up files to OneDrive, Microsoft's online backup and synchronization offering (more on that below). However, both still support File History, the same backup ...

Microsoft confirmed that its latest April security update for Windows 11 is cause backup failures with some third-party apps, and explains why this is happening.

The April 2026 KB5083769 security update breaks third-party backup applications from multiple vendors on systems running ...

Entra ID gets new feature making it easier to backup and restore systems without the need for manual IT intervention. With stressful migrations from Windows 10 to Windows 11 still ongoing in many ...

Microsoft is automatically turning on OneDrive Backup in new Windows 11 installations. Your files aren't stolen -- they've just been moved to a new folder and synced to the cloud. This article ...

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 ...

Microsoft has added a driver used by Macrium Reflect to its vulnerable driver blocklist, leading to backup-related issues on ...