Swift Guide to Machine Recovery Process
In a bid to enhance the resilience of Windows 11 devices, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR). This feature was announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024 and has been available in the Insider and Preview versions of Windows 11 since March 2025.
The QMR was a response to the widespread Crowdstrike update incident in mid-2024, aiming to provide a more robust recovery solution for critical errors that prevent booting. As part of Microsoft's "Windows Resiliency Initiative", QMR is an optional feature that can be enabled to protect your Windows 11 device.
To enable QMR, you can use the command . To check if it's already enabled, run the command . If the output shows the value 0, QMR is not enabled, and you should use the command to enable it.
When a Windows device fails to boot twice or more, it starts the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to initiate Quick Machine Recovery (QMR). QMR supports two primary recovery modes: Cloud maintenance and Automatic recovery.
In Cloud maintenance, Windows Update is used to find fixes and apply them to devices. In Automatic recovery, the affected device automatically connects to Windows Update servers and attempts to resolve the issue.
To test QMR, you need to run Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.2652 or later, or Dev Channel Build 26200.5722 or Beta Channel Build 26120.3653. To initiate the QMR test mode, enter the command to instruct the Recovery Agent to start WinRE (and QMR).
After entering these commands, restart the test PC to initiate the QMR test mode. Once completed, Windows will restart normally, and a corresponding notification will appear in the notification center.
It's important to note that currently, QMR is only available in test mode. Microsoft has not yet published instructions for developers on applying restorations based on QMR to third-party updates. As of July 2025, QMR is being gradually rolled out to the production versions of Windows 11 24H2 and higher.
To enable the test mode, use . A screenshot of the QMR test can be visualized through the provided image.
Microsoft has not yet provided guidelines for developers on implementing restorations based on Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) in third-party updates. This means that while QMR provides a powerful recovery solution for critical errors, it may not be immediately applicable to all Windows 11 users until further guidance is provided by Microsoft.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting new feature from Microsoft!
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