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Get started with quick machine recovery in Windows

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Riddhi_Ameser
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Mar 28, 2025
Quick machine recovery—a powerful feature that automatically detects, diagnoses, and resolves critical issues on your device—is now available in the Windows Insider Preview Beta Channel for Windows 1...
Quick machine recovery is shown in the Advanced options menu for Windows RE
Updated May 14, 2025
Version 4.0
device management
servicing and updates
windows 11
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abandurian
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Apr 03, 2025

>> ...automatically detecting and applying fixes directly from the ... WinRE 

>> ...the device enters WinRE, connects to the network, and sends diagnostic data to Microsoft, which can then deploy targeted remediations via Windows Update. 

 

How will device stuck in WinRE get the said Windows Update? It must first boot into full Windows ( which it can't), mustn't it? Or are we enhancing WinRE to auto-poll Windows Update for this specific case (knowing exactly which Update to ingest)? 

>> Microsoft will deliver the remediation via Windows Update, adhering to the update policies configured on the device

Does it mean that WinRE will respect WuFB / WuFB-DS policies as well (and will be able to identify itself correctly)? Or is it the "general" WU service and not WuFB?

Thanks!