If a virus or malware app leaves your Windows installation in shambles, you may not be able to repair it with clean-up tools. Sometimes, the damage from malware, viruses or just plain old poorly ...

Point-in-time restore brings Windows back to a previous state. Cloud rebuild reinstalls Windows from the cloud. Both will be accessible through Microsoft Intune in early 2026. Have you ever ...

It seems like a worst-case scenario: Windows 7 gets to the boot screen and stops loading. You just tried to run a restore point, but it didn't work and now Windows won't load at all. You don't have to ...

There's one immutable law of PCs: sh*t happens. And when it does, there's usually a way to fix things, if you had the foresight to create one essential recovery tool first. Booting from a USB recovery ...

Every operating system needs an occasional repair job, and Windows 7 is no exception. Whether the source of the problem is corrupt data, a particularly brutal piece of malware, or some other serious ...

Windows 7: If you run into a boot-up error with Windows 7 and don't have a recovery disc handy, you're usually in for some manic fiddling, or you're just out of luck ...

Microsoft says Windows 7 recovery discs created using the Control Panel Backup and Restore app will fail to start after installing Windows updates released since January 11, 2022. However, while ...