If you’ve forgotten your Windows password, there are several utilities to reset it. One of them is Windows’ own System Recovery Disk. As a side note, this password reset trick, which takes just ten ...

Jimmie Bates wants to know if he should ever update his Windows recovery disk. I checked with Microsoft to get the full story, and here’s what I found out. Windows 8 and 10 have a built-in tool to ...

Windows comes with a built-in repair environment called the Recovery Environment. Unfortunately, it is possible for the recovery environment to become inaccessible. The same tools can be accessed by ...

A Recovery Partition on Windows computers is a special partition that is used for System Recovery purposes. You can view the Recovery Partition in the Disk Management tool on your Windows computer.

A System Image in Windows can be considered as a replica of the hard drive required for running Windows. In the event of an unfortunate, when the hard drive fails to function, a System Image allows ...

On Windows 11, Microsoft makes monthly System updates mandatory to patch security vulnerabilities, improve system performance, and deliver new features. However, it's not uncommon for updates to also ...

How to restore a system image in Windows Server 2012 Your email has been sent John Joyner explains how to use the Windows Server 2012 built-in backup application to restore a system image. The Windows ...

The Toshiba Recovery Disk Creator utility creates a set of discs for returning your Toshiba laptop back to its original factory settings. The process is known as recovery, and wipes your laptop's hard ...

Reset your Windows 10 system with the Remove Everything option Your email has been sent Editor’s note: In the video, Brandon Vigliarolo walks through the steps as if you were booting from a USB; also, ...

In the April, 2010, issue of PC World, and back in December here at the old Hassle-Free PC Blog, I explained how Windows 7 users can use built-in tools to create a system-repair disc–an important step ...