Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of its Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) to allow administrators to troubleshoot ill-behaving desktop Windows computers from afar.

"This new version allows IT pros to use the DaRT features to both diagnose and repair [a] PC without having to physically be there," said Niamh Coleman, a Microsoft senior product manager, in a blog entry announcing the beta release of DaRT version 7.

DaRT is a collection of administrator tools for fixing faulty desktop Windows computers. It offers a set of commands for repairing computers that cannot be booted up. It has a crash analyzer that can pinpoint where a problem occurs. It also offers the ability to restore the system to its last working state.

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