Recovering Data from Windows

Since 1983, the Master Boot Record (MBR) has been used in most personal and industrial computers. The MBR itself is the code and set of boot information required to run Windows. Due to the archaic structure of the master boot record, it had many limitations that negatively affected modern and productive computers equipped with large amounts of memory. To resolve this problem, a new standard for placing tables on HDD was developed around 2010 and was called GPT. The new format eliminated the disadvantages of the old one. It also opened up the potential of more powerful components, so modern motherboards from the factory are equipped with the UEFI BIOS mode, which is a prerequisite for working with discs converted to the GPT format. The general introduction of GPT and UEFI BIOS created some confusion, so users began to face problems with different formats and the inability of new hardware to work correctly on the old formats.

Today we will review the system folders and directories "$WINDOWS.~BT" "$WINDOWS.~WS", find out what they are for, and clear a significant amount of disk space by removing unnecessary or unused data.

There are various ways to find out the current BIOS version at startup or from a running operating system, and to update the BIOS to the latest version. The most convenient of them will be presented below.

Regularly checking the RAM for errors will help protect yourself from losing important data and other problems. Below we will describe the main ways of RAM checking with built-in Windows tools.

In this article, you will learn about the main ways to recover data lost after reinstalling the Windows operating system.

Windows System Restore Points are saved system files of the operating system, which, in case of failure, can be used to restore the correct functionality of the operating system. With the help of recovery points, any user can quickly "rollback" his operating system to a functional state, rather than engage in a lengthy process of reinstallation. In this article, we will talk in detail about how to create and work with recovery points, how to remove them, and restore the operating system using firmware and third-party software.