Microsoft Launches Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild for Unbootable PCs, Rolling Out in Preview
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Updated · Windows Central · Jul 7
Microsoft Launches Windows 11 Cloud Rebuild for Unbootable PCs, Rolling Out in Preview
3 articles · Updated · Windows Central · Jul 7
Summary
Cloud Rebuild lets Windows 11 users reinstall the entire OS from the cloud, restoring a PC to a clean state without a USB install drive.
Unlike Reset this PC, the new tool downloads both the Windows image and device drivers from Windows Update, so recovery does not depend on the current installation still being healthy or bootable.
The feature is aimed at failure scenarios where Windows cannot start; it reinstalls the system as a clean slate and does not offer an option to keep apps or files.
Windows Insiders are getting Cloud Rebuild first in the latest preview builds, with broader availability expected in the coming months.