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Microsoft Fixes Bug that Broke Windows File History Backup Feature

The optional update restores File History for most Windows 11 editions, while Microsoft says Windows 11 23H2 and Windows 10 will get a later fix.

Summary by BleepingComputer
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that breaks the built-in File History backup feature on some Windows systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. [...]

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Microsoft admits it broke Windows 11 backup feature in September update — here's how to fix it (but you might want to hold off)

Microsoft has fixed a bug that killed a backup feature, but it needs to regain the trust of users.

·Bath, United Kingdom
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Microsoft fixes bug that broke Windows File History backup feature

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that breaks the built-in File History backup feature on some Windows systems after installing the September 2026 security updates. [...]

·Melville, United States
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How to fix your Windows File History if the September update broke it

A bug in the Windows Sept patch Tuesday update may stop File History from working. But a new optional update fixes it.

·New York, United States
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How to Fix Error in Windows File History

Microsoft fixed the bug in the Windows File History that prevented backups. See how to fix the problem with the new updates.

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You Thought Windows 11 Was Saving Your Files, but No: a Microsoft-Recognized Bug Breaks Copies of the File History

Microsoft gets back into trouble with Windows 11, and this time the problem can get far more expensive than losing some FPS. Imagine working for days with the tranquility of having your documents backed up and discovering, after a problem in your work, just when you need to recover them, that the copies stopped updating. That’s what can happen with a failure of the file history recognized by the company after its update in September. Or to put i…

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ZDNet broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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