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How to repair your Windows 11 via Windows Update

The feature is currently available in the Canary Channel

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Published onJuly 13, 2023

published onJuly 13, 2023

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The newPatch Tuesdayupdates are out on the live Windows 11 servers. It addresses 132 CVEs, and it brings about a lot of new features, such as the possibility to fix your PC bycollecting the Live Kernel Memory file dump.

Voice commandsand theVPN iconare also live with the update, and you can now see if your WI-FI connection is safe and secure.

Along with the Patch Tuesday updates, a new build is live in the Canary Channel of the Windows Insider Program as well.Build 25905is out on the Channel, and it brings multiple new features, including some new ones from the Dev channel.

However, it seems that the Canary Channel is also allowing you to repair your Windows 11 directly via the Windows Update section. As spotted by Windows enthusiast,@XenoPanther, the feature is fully working on the Canary Channel version of Windows 11.

The ability to repair Windows via Windows Update is now fully working in Canary build.It should be enabled by default and can be found in System > Recovery > “Fix problems using Windows Update"pic.twitter.com/Ftg5Qk6r0g

Here’s how you can repair your Windows 11 via Windows Update

Here’s how you can repair your Windows 11 via Windows Update

The feature should appear and be enabled as soon as you install the latest Windows updates in the Canary version of Windows 11.

To repair your Windows 11 via Windows Update, you need to:

You can choose the automatically restart the device after the installation is complete. Basically, the feature reinstalls the current version of Windows 11 if a repair solution is available. You don’t have to worry, though, Your files, your documents, and your apps will be preserved.

However, since the current version of the Windows 11 is getting reinstalled, you’ll need to make sure your device is connected to a network and a power source. Windows 11 will get corrupted if its installation is interrupted.

This feature will prove to be extremely useful. especially when your Windows will experience problems in the future. Sure,there are a lot of solutions available, but it will be good to have a native repairing solution.

What do you think about this new feature? Are you excited about it? Let us know in the comments section below.

More about the topics:Windows 11,Windows Update

Flavius Floare

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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.

He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!

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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.