Windows shipping with System Restore (System Protection) turned off by default is one of those small, baffling defaults that quietly raises the stakes when things go wrong — but it’s also an easy fix that can save hours of troubleshooting and a reinstall. The built‑in System Restore feature...
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Microsoft’s August security rollup has morphed from routine maintenance into a three-headed warning for anyone who touches Windows updates: emergency fixes for broken recovery functions, emerging reports of disappearing SSDs during heavy writes, and severe streaming stutter affecting NDI...
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