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First reported by BleepingComputer
Microsoft testing new Cloud Rebuild Windows 11 recovery feature

Microsoft announces Cloud Rebuild: a new USB-free recovery tool for Windows 11

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Zac Bowden

2h ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary

Microsoft has announced a new Windows 11 recovery feature called "Cloud Rebuild" that allows users to reinstall the operating system and device drivers entirely through the cloud, without needing a USB drive or external media. The tool downloads Windows OS and drivers, then seamlessly installs them during recovery to restore the PC to a clean, known-good state — even when Windows itself is unbootable.

Source

bskyMicrosoft announces Cloud Rebuild: a new USB-free recovery tool for Windows 11windowscentral.com

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The new recovery tool is called Cloud Rebuild which will restore a PC to a 'clean, known-good state by performing an entire OS reinstall.'
The new Cloud Rebuild feature will download the Windows OS along with your devices drivers, and seamlessly install them during the recovery process so that your device is fully functional once the OS reinstalled, all without needing an external
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A new recovery option coming to Windows 11 will let you reinstall the OS and your drivers using the internet without a USB key, even when Windows itself is unbootable.

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