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A bad driver update bricked my PC—Windows' hidden backup tool fixed it in minutes

This hidden Windows backup tool saved me after a bad driver update; your PC has a built-in time machine just for these ...

New Windows Update May Undo Bad Driver Updates on Its Own

Microsoft is testing Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery, a Windows Update feature designed to roll back bad drivers with less manual IT work.

Windows Update is getting better at saving your PC from buggy drivers

When a driver published to Windows Update is found to have a problem, your PC will still look for an updated version of the driver instead. If it can’t find one, that’s when C ...
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Buggy Hardware? You Can Manually Update Your Drivers to Fix the Problem

A driver is a small piece of software that helps your PC communicate with a certain piece of hardware, like your mouse, keyboard, or printer. Every once in a while, though, those drivers may require ...

Microsoft is finally fixing Windows Update's habit of downgrading your GPU drivers without asking

Microsoft is changing its policy to try to fix one of the longest-running issues Windows users have experienced with Windows Update (WU). In a few months, ...