Remember the summer of 2024 when a faulty CrowdStrike update crashed millions of Windows PCs around the world, resulting in chaos and scrambling IT departments? Microsoft has taken steps to avoid and mitigate similar incidents…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Free and integrated into Windows Uses common VHDX containers Backs up your system, user libraries, and internal drives Cons Windows disaster recovery features are limited and unreliable Our Verdict…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Extremely powerful and granular selection criteria Support for legacy and modern storage — including online Excellent performance Anti-ransomware monitoring Cons No disaster recovery Not always easy Minor bugs Pricey…
Microsoft is expanding the toolbox of recovery options for Windows 11. After recently adding the ability to reinstall Windows via Windows Update—at least in version 24H2—the company is now introducing Quick Machine Recovery (QMR). The…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Friendly user interface and good overall data recovery. Handy backup and video repair modules. Good price point. Cons The Crashed Mac module couldn’t be tested, as the host website…
In order to take full advantage of all the features of Windows 11, you need a Microsoft account. (It’s possible to use Windows 11 without a Microsoft account, but the company doesn’t want that and…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Clean, inviting user interface offers easy access to a good set of tools Decent value for the retail price Good performance Able to save critical data from a presumed-dead…
At a glance Pros Really easy to use Supports multiple messaging applications Scanning is relatively swift Cons Some performance issues User complaints note it can’t recover all it says it can Our Verdict An option…
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Often used as storage for important photos and other files, SD cards can hold some of our most precious memories. This makes it all the more gutting when you accidentally lose data from an SD…
In the aftermath of the devastating CrowdStrike outage this July, Microsoft vowed to do better even though it insisted that the event was an aberration. Evidently unwilling to take chances (or risk further hits to…