A new Windows 11 backup and recovery paradigm?

2 weeks ago AndyC

Figure 1: Although it’s labeled Recovery, this Windows 11 Settings pane shows Reset explicitly and Repair implicitly.

Figure 2: Introducing Windows Backup in Windows 11 23H2.

Figure 1: Although it’s labeled Recovery, this Windows 11 Settings pane shows Reset explicitly and Repair implicitly.

Figure 2: Introducing Windows Backup in Windows 11 23H2.

Figure 3: The various Windows Backup options/selections let you protect/copy folders, apps, settings, and credentials. That’s about everything!

Figure 4: Status information for WB appears under Settings > Accounts > Windows backup (credentials do get backed up but are not called out).

Figure 5: Once logged into an MSA, the Windows installer will offer to restore backup it keeps for that account to the current target PC.

Figure 6: Instead of a pointer to the actual CrystalDiskInfo apps (32- & 64-bits), there’s an “Install” pointer!

Figure 7: Recovery options include two “Fix problems…” options and “Reset PC.”

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