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.

Microsoft often fiddles with Windows in ways that benefit the company, but not necessarily its users. The latest example affects OneDrive in Windows 11. OneDrive can back up and synchronize certain ...

The latest Windows 11 Insider Preview includes a new Backup App that functions in a similar fashion to Time Machine in macOS. The backup app will allow for more regular backups of most apps, settings, ...

The new Windows Backup app and the restore process attached to fresh Windows 11 big fall updates confirms feelings I’ve held for a long time: I just can’t stand Microsoft’s approach toward backing up ...

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Remember my preferences feature for Windows Backup on your Windows 11 PC. Windows backup helps you to backup your settings and data, including ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most of Windows 11 Pro's features are replicable on Windows Home with third-party options. However, there’s one tool that wraps so many useful functionalities into a single convenient menu that it's ...