Seems like a sensible idea.
As part of the latest Windows Insider Preview build, Microsoft has announced that it’s testing a feature called ‘quick machine recovery’ to prevent widespread outage-related failures. That’ll likely be referring to the CrowdStrike bug then, but Microsoft’s new methodology looks like it might be a promising new way to treat bootlooping nightmares yet to pass.
In a Microsoft Tech Community post, senior program manager Riddi Ameser said:
“With system failures, devices can sometimes get stuck in the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE), severely impacting productivity and often requiring IT teams to spend significant time troubleshooting and restoring affected machines.
“With quick machine recovery, when a widespread outage affects devices from starting properly, Microsoft can broadly deploy targeted remediations to affected devices via Windows RE—automating fixes and quickly getting users to a productive state without requiring complex manual intervention.
