Windows device recovery in 2026: A guide for IT pros

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft released a new guide for Windows device recovery, detailing various scenarios and existing tools to restore productivity and minimise data loss. This is an advisory, not a new capability.

The Impact

IT administrators are affected by this advisory, which provides guidance to improve system resilience and reduce recovery times.

• IT Administrators: Improved guidance for faster device recovery.
• Security Teams: Better understanding of recovery options for incident response.
• Organisational Leadership: Reduced risk of prolonged outages and data loss.

The Action

1. Review the 'Windows device recovery in 2026: A guide for IT pros' documentation.
2. Integrate relevant recovery strategies into existing incident response plans.
3. Validate current recovery tools and processes against the new guidance.
4. Train IT staff on updated recovery procedures and available solutions.

Domain: Intune · Impact: low · Workload: Other · Essential Eight: Regular Backups · ISM: ISM-1511, ISM-1515, ISM-1705, ISM-1706, ISM-1707, ISM-1708, ISM-1810, ISM-1811, ISM-1812, ISM-1813, ISM-1814