First look: Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery

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First look: Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery A noteworthy new feature is starting to make its way into Windows 11 machines. Called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), it offers novel, interesting, and possibly OS-saving capabilities. Announced last November at Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago, QMR began trickling into Beta and Dev Channel Insider Preview releases in March 2025 or thereabouts. In July 2025, it went into gradual rollout for Windows 11 24H2 production releases (Build 26100.4652 and higher). Read more 12 mins

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