December 15, 2025

Windows Quick Machine Recovery Could Alleviate Future CrowdStrike-Style Outages

Wes Miller analyzes and writes about Microsoft’s security, identity management, and systems management technologies. Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Wes... more

Windows Quick Machine Recovery, a new feature of Windows 11 intended to help recover otherwise unbootable systems, could help with recovery in the event of incidents like the CrowdStrike outage of 2024.

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