Microsoft says the April 2026 Windows security update KB5083769 may break image-mount operations in four named backup products on patched Windows machines after blocklisting the psmounterex.sys kernel ...

Windows 11 update KB5083769 may break backups due to blocked drivers. Microsoft says it's not a bug and recommends updating ...

System Restore has long been the go-to option for Windows recovery, but it's certainly not perfect. Microsoft's new ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its latest Windows 11 updates, KB5083769 and KB5083631, are blocking certain third-party backup ...

A PowerShell script using WBAdmin can create full system backups of Windows 11, offering a simple, scriptable alternative for advanced users. Over the last couple of years, I have written a few blog ...

PowerShell recovery scripts using WBAdmin no longer work in Windows 11, but VHDX mounting offers a manual workaround for restoring files. I recently wrote an article in which I walked you through the ...

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That's what NASA engineers are planning to hear on Wednesday evening, April 1, when the historic Artemis II launch is set to send four astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, ...

Microsoft officially dropped support for Windows 10 in October last year. There are ways of extending support, most notably through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, giving users an extra ...

We're back to settle what has become an age-old debate: does Windows 11 or Windows 10 deliver better gaming performance? Microsoft has been rolling out Windows 11 25H2 for the past few months, an ...

Windows 11 now enables OneDrive Backup by default. This moves common folders to the OneDrive folder, creating confusion among users. The backup option is provided, but it should be treated with ...

Windows Backup and Restore is a built-in tool in Windows 11/10 computers that allows users to back up their hard drive partitions as disk image files. The time this tool takes to create a backup image ...