Microsoft's new recovery tools rebuild Windows when it glitches – here's how

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Point-in-time restore brings Windows back to a previous state.
• Cloud rebuild reinstalls Windows from the cloud.
• Both will be accessible through Microsoft Intune in early 2026.

Have you ever encountered an unrecoverable problem with Windows that prevented it from running properly? These system glitches can be frustrating, especially for IT and help desk professionals who must try to resolve them for their users. Now, Microsoft has revealed two new tools that promise to rebuild a misbehaving Windows PC at any organization with the necessary environment.

Point-in-time restore 

Announced at Microsoft's Ignite event and described in a new blog post, the first feature is called point-in-time restore. In the event of an unrecoverable problem, this tool will roll the PC back to an earlier point in time. Does this sound like ...