By Richard Speed
Publication Date: 2026-05-13 13:00:00
Cloud-powered undo will roll back dodgy code without users or hardware partners lifting a finger
Microsoft is getting to grips with Windows
drivers that leave the operating system in an unstable state with a proactive
rollback dubbed “Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery.”
“When a driver is identified as having
quality issues during our shiproom evaluation process, Microsoft can now initiate a recovery action from the cloud, replacing
the problematic driver on affected devices without requiring manual
intervention from the user or the hardware partner,” the company explained.
The process applies to drivers distributed
through Windows Update. Microsoft’s partners can use the Windows Update
service to distribute new code, but sometimes things go awry, and no amount of finger-pointing from Redmond will
dispell the general feeling of instability and unreliability that
surrounds the company’s flagship operating system.
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