The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes core changes to Windows that will make it easier for Microsoft’s customers to recover Windows-based machines if there’s ever another CrowdStrike-like incident.

Microsoft is working on a new recovery mode for Windows that promises to prevent a repeat of the Crowdstrike outage that temporarily bricked millions of PCs back in July. At the company’s Ignite event, Microsoft introduced an upcoming feature called Quick Machine Recovery for corporate IT administrators who oversee fleets of Windows PCs at their companies.

In the wake of the CrowdStrike incident, Microsoft is now requiring security vendors participating in Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI) to take certain steps to make security and reliability better. These include enhanced testing and response processes, as well as the safe deployment of updates on both Windows PCs and servers.

Following a major security incident impacting millions of Windows devices, Microsoft has launched the Windows Resiliency Initiative to bolster the ope