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.

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 ...

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...

Making a full system image backup preserves not only your files, but Windows and all its settings as well. Here are the best free Windows backup and recovery tools with step-by-step instructions. When ...

EaseUS Disk Copy 7.0.0 is now available for download on the official EaseUS website, with full support for Windows operating ...

I wanted to have a few things clarified before I start using NTbackup ... I can make images thru NTBackup when windows 2000 is running ... but I backup so that when 2000 fails, I just restore the ...

The operating system's built-in safety net can be a quick and easy way to recover from a PC problem, but it too can fail. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff ...

The worst-case scenario has befallen even the most careful computer user: a coffee mug spills on your laptop or an update wipes all your files and photos. Despite your best effort, accidents happen.

When you use your Mac to make a living you can’t really afford to have much downtime. If your main hard drive—the one with your system software and your programs—were to die, how long would it take ...

In this post, we will describe the possible solutions for The system image restore failed, error code 0x80042407 error which you may see when you try to create or ...

In factories and hospitals, backup systems fail silently every day. Here's what vendors won't tell you.