In other words, QMR is still a work in progress. Even so, it’s very much worth knowing about — and testing, especially in business environments.
What is Quick Machine Recovery?
As the name suggests, QMR is an optional Windows feature that, if enabled, permits Windows devices to recover should they experience some error that prevents them from booting. Most interestingly, QMR can search in the cloud for remediations for errors it recognizes — notably, an update of some kind that renders a machine unbootable — and apply relevant fixes so that Windows devices recover more or less automatically.
As the Microsoft Learn article about QMR notes, somewhat understating things, when QMR works it can “significantly reduc[e] the burden on IT administrators when multiple devices are affected.” Indeed, the feature was introduced as part of Microsoft’s Windows Resiliency Initiative in response to the CrowdStrike incident of July 19, 2024, when a misconfigured software update caused Blue Screens of Death (BSODs) and boot failures in more than 8 million Windows PCs around the globe.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
