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Windows 11 Is Now Taking Silent Snapshots: Here’s How to Keep Your SSD and Sanity Intact
A new Windows 11 update quietly switched on a feature that can reserve up to 50GB of your system drive for automatic recovery snapshots. Microsoft rolled it out with the July 14 KB5101650 security...
Windows 11’s July Update Adds System-Wide Rollback as 24H2 Users Face Upgrade Deadline
Microsoft’s mandatory July 2026 security update for Windows 11, KB5101650, does more than patch vulnerabilities. It rolls out Point-in-Time Restore—a feature that can rewind your entire PC in...
Windows 11 KB5095093: Point-in-Time Restore, 35-Day Pause, and What You Should Do Next
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released cumulative update KB5095093 for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, introducing a new Point-in-Time Restore tool, a flexible 35-day update pause, and a raft of...
Microsoft Arms Windows 11 with Point-in-Time Restore to Prevent Another CrowdStrike-Style Meltdown
Microsoft is equipping Windows 11 with a new recovery weapon: Point-in-Time Restore. Announced as part of the company’s Windows Resiliency Initiative, the feature lets users roll back their entire...
Windows 11 System Restore Is Off by Default—Here’s How to Turn On Your Safety Net
Windows 11 includes a built-in safety net that can undo system changes when something goes wrong—but many users don’t realize it’s disabled out of the box. System Restore, the recovery tool...
Windows 11’s July 2026 Update Delivers System Restore on Steroids and a Printer Setup Shakeup
Microsoft’s July 2026 security update for Windows 11, set for release on Tuesday, July 14, isn’t just another Patch Tuesday. It’s packing a new point-in-time restore feature, granular update...
Windows 11's New Point-in-Time Restore: Don't Turn It On Until You Pass These 4 Tests
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a powerful new recovery capability in Windows 11—Point-in-Time Restore—that promises to rescue machines from software failures without full reimages. But there's...
You Can Now Tell Windows 11 Exactly When to Update thanks to June 2026 Preview
{ "title": "You Can Now Tell Windows 11 Exactly When to Update thanks to June 2026 Preview", "content": "Microsoft's latest optional update for Windows 11, released on June 23, 2026, finally...
KB5095093 for Windows 11 24H2/25H2 Adds 72-Hour Full System Rollback Feature
Microsoft shipped an optional preview update for Windows 11 on June 23, 2026, that introduces a long-anticipated recovery tool called Point-in-Time Restore. The update, cataloged as KB5095093, is now...
Windows 11 24H2 Introduces Point-in-Time Restore: A 72-Hour Safety Net for Your PC
Microsoft has quietly armed Windows 11 version 24H2 with a powerful new recovery tool that could make the dreaded “my PC just broke after an update” panic a thing of the past. Point-in-Time...
Windows 11 Gets a Time Machine: Microsoft’s 72-Hour Automatic Rollback Arrives
Microsoft has begun a phased rollout of a long-awaited safety net for Windows 11: Point-in-Time Restore. As of late June 2026, the feature automatically creates short-lived recovery snapshots,...
Microsoft Rolls Out Point-in-Time Restore for Windows 11 24H2, Enabling Instant Recovery From Crashes
Microsoft has officially made point-in-time restore generally available for all editions of Windows 11 version 24H2 and later, marking a significant leap in operating system resilience. The feature,...