In [[computing]], '''Windows File Recovery''' is a [[command-line interface|command-line]] software utility from [[Microsoft]] to recover deleted files.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=Microsoft Releases Windows File Recovery Tool|url=https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/237109/microsoft-releases-windows-file-recovery-tool|date=27 June 2020|website=[[Paul Thurrott]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Tom|last1=Warren|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery tool lets you retrieve deleted documents|url=https://www.theverge.com/21306670/microsoft-windows-file-recovery-tool-app-download-features|date=29 June 2020|website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=BS Web|last1=Team|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=How to recover deleted files using Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/how-to-recover-deleted-files-using-microsoft-s-windows-file-recovery-tool-120070200262_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=Microsoft brings major changes in Windows 10: These are the top features|url=https://tech.hindustantimes.com/laptops-pc/news/microsoft-windows-10-to-get-new-start-menu-notification-upgrades-personalised-taskbar-and-more-71593659916823.html|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> It is freely available for [[Windows 10]] version 2004 (May 2020 Update) and later from the [[Microsoft Store (digital)|Microsoft Store]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=Microsoft releases its own Windows File Recovery tool|url=https://www.iol.co.za/technology/software-and-internet/microsoft-releases-its-own-windows-file-recovery-tool-50216675|website=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]]}}</ref>
Windows File Recovery can recover files from a local [[hard disk drive]] (HDD), [[solid-state drive]] (SSD), [[USB flash drive]], or [[memory card]] such as an [[SD card]].<ref>{{cite news|first1=BS Web|last1=Team|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=How to recover deleted files using Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/how-to-recover-deleted-files-using-microsoft-s-windows-file-recovery-tool-120070200262_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=2 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="theverge">{{cite web|first1=Tom|last1=Warren|accessdate=2020-07-02|title=Microsoft’s new Windows File Recovery tool lets you retrieve deleted documents|url=https://www.theverge.com/21306670/microsoft-windows-file-recovery-tool-app-download-features|date=29 June 2020|website=The Verge}}</ref> It has a default mode designed primarily for [[NTFS]] file systems, that will attempt recovery of files from a disk that is corrupted or has been formatted. A second signature mode will attempt recovery of specific file types from [[File Allocation Table|FAT]], [[exFAT]] and [[ReFS]] file systems.<ref name="theverge"/>
==See also==
*[[Data remanence]]
*[[Data recovery]]
*[[List of data recovery software]]
*[[Features new to Windows 8#File History|File History]]
