While creating a system image on Windows 11/10 PC, if you get Windows Backup failed to get an exclusive lock on the EFI system partition error, here is how to fix it. As there are certain conditions ...

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.

Imagine your documents, photos, videos, and other files are gone forever by sudden system crashes or storage device failures. Quite scary, right? However, to prevent this from happening, Microsoft has ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

Microsoft has released the optional KB5040527 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, which includes fixes for Windows Backup and upgrade failures. The July 2024 non-security preview ...

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, ...

Back in May with Dev channel build 23466, Microsoft debuted a new Backup app on Windows 11. The new app is meant to help transition from an older PC to a new one without losing data or user ...

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 ...

Microsoft has been pushing Windows users to conform to the operating system in the way they intend or, as the setup states, in the way the company "recommends." To achieve this goal, Microsoft has ...

It’s time to get on board with Windows 11. Four years after launching its current operating system, Microsoft will cease support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Though Microsoft has quietly given ...