If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.

Here's my essential Windows 11 update safety checklist, along with instructions on how to recover your PC if anything goes wrong.

This week, following the Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft released new recovery updates for all versions of Windows 11 for April 2025. The tech giant also published Dynamic updates for all supported ...