Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that's seriously useful - here's how to access it ...

There are situations where you need to perform the System Restore operation. But at times you may face an error – To use System Restore, you must specify which ...

Sam McCurry wisely created an image backup of his internal drive. Now he wants to know how that backup can help him should Windows fail to boot. An image backup copies the complete contents of your ...

There are situations where Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC will not boot no matter what you do. In this situation, the only thought would be to recover important data. This post looks at solutions that ...

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 ...

Microsoft says that a known issue will block Windows 10 from booting after trying to restore the system to a restore point created before installing a Windows 10 update. The issue affects all Windows ...

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update KB5077181 is wreaking havoc globally. Users face endless restart cycles, broken logins, ...

Next, I used sys.com to copy the bootable files off of the startup diskette on the hard drive's boot sector. The hard drive now boots, but only into the windows 98 dos mode.<BR><BR>How can I get the ...

I'm currently in the market for bootable "recovery" software that runs primarily on Windows 7, but also Vista, XP, and even 2000 would be optimal. To start, I simply like the idea of bootable software ...

The February Windows update preview is extensive. It includes new Secure Boot certificates and app and settings backups.

Load up a USB drive with the right software, and you’ll have a complete toolkit to restart, troubleshoot, and repair Windows PCs. I’ve learned to keep a collection of useful Windows tools and repair ...