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Andy Edser

'When a widespread outage affects devices from starting properly, Microsoft can broadly deploy targeted remediation': MS introduces 'quick machine recovery' for Windows 11

MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 19: A general view from Madrid-Barajas International Airport as passengers gather and wait due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Radames/Anadolu via Getty Images).

As part of the latest Windows Insider Preview build, Microsoft has announced that it's testing a feature called 'quick machine recovery' to prevent widespread outage-related failures. That'll likely be referring to the CrowdStrike bug then, but Microsoft's new methodology looks like it might be a promising new way to treat bootlooping nightmares yet to pass.

In a Microsoft Tech Community post, senior program manager Riddi Ameser said:

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