Recover Accidentally Deleted Files on Windows with the New WinFR Tool

Most of us have accidentally deleted important files and felt the panic of losing data. Microsoft recently released a command‑line utility called Windows File Recovery in the Windows 10 Store, designed to help quickly recover mistakenly deleted files.

The tool supports a wide range of file types, including MP3, MP4, PDF, images, Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and works with NTFS, FAT, exFAT, and ReFS file systems, covering most common scenarios.

Recovery operates in three modes:

Default : standard recovery for most cases.

Segment : specialized for NTFS file systems.

Signature : advanced mode for more complex recovery tasks.

Several useful command‑line parameters are available: /p:<folder> – specify the folder where the recovery log will be saved. /a – allow prompts for all users. /u – recover files that have not been deleted (usable only in default/segment modes).

After installing the tool, you can explore all options by running the winfr command without arguments, which displays the official help information.

Because the utility is relatively new and may receive frequent updates, the article does not list exhaustive details to avoid quickly becoming outdated.

Download the Windows File Recovery tool from the Microsoft Store:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windows-file-recovery/9n26s50ln705