Windows' new Quick Machine Recovery will fix devices unable to boot
The new tech will restore previously devices thought as lost forever.
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At Ignite 2024, Microsoft will announce new layers of protection and security features for Windows 11, including a new Windows Resiliency Initiative. This initiative aims to strengthen reliability based on lessons from incidents like the one in July.
The initiative includes a feature called Quick Machine Recovery, which allows IT professionals to recover Windows PCs from unexpected disruptions—a malware attack—by executing “targeted fixes” from Windows Update on systems that might be unable to boot.
Quick Machine Recovery is coming to the Windows Insider Program in early 2025.
In a blog post, Microsoft says it is updating its Windows virus protection strategy to ensure that PCs remain secure even with third-party antivirus software installed. As part of the new strategy, the “Microsoft Virus Initiative” will require antivirus software to meet specific security standards to operate on Windows 11.
In the future, Microsoft will also allow antivirus software to run outside the Windows kernel, protecting against crashes that would otherwise bring down the entire operating system.
In other news, the Redmond-based tech giant announced several new agents for Microsoft Copilot that can be used in SharePoint, Excel, and Outlook. The company also announced Windows 365 Link, a new mini PC based on cloud computing and an answer to Apple’s Mac Mini M4.
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