If File History isn’t working, there are two possible reasons. First, you may have forgotten to enable it, as it’s disabled ...

A bug in the Windows Sept patch Tuesday update may stop File History from working. But a new optional update fixes it.

Windows backup tools don’t get the same appreciation as third-party alternatives. Microsoft has decided to permanently retire the old Backup and Restore tool, and you might not find it in future OS ...

Even if files on your desktop or in your documents disappear after a Windows update, they may still remain in a different user profile or the "Windows.old" folder. If you have a backup, you can also ...

Microsoft has confirmed a regression in its September 2026 cumulative security updates that breaks File History, the built-in backup feature in Windows 10 and Windows 11. The bug causes local and ...

Windows has three backup tools but the biggest problem is how Microsoft makes you use them ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that breaks the built-in File History backup feature on some Windows systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. In a Saturday service alert seen by ...

Microsoft added this under the heading “Known issues in this update” in the associated Knowledgebase entry, but the error description does not yet appear in the ...

File Explorer becomes much more usable after I change these settings.

Microsoft warned that the built-in File History backup feature in Windows may stop working on some systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. By default, File History backs up all ...