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Microsoft secret USB toolkit for Windows recovery explained

ThioJoe introduces Microsoft’s USB toolset that could rescue a failing PC. Trump makes rare adjustments in Minneapolis after nationwide backlash Anthropic CEO warns humanity isn’t ready for what AI is ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Issues New ‘Critical‘ Windows 11 Update Amid Broader Upgrade Push

Microsoft Issues New ‘Critical‘ Windows 11 Update Amid Broader Upgrade Push Your email has been sent While attention in the Windows ecosystem has recently ...
Forbes

Microsoft Issues ‘Critical Update’ For All Windows 11 Users

While the Windows world focuses on failed updates and a new automated upgrade that has just gone live for all users, Microsoft has also just issued a new Windows 11 update it describes as “critical.” ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Trials System Recovery Features and UI Refinements in Windows 11

Microsoft Trials System Recovery Features and UI Refinements in Windows 11 Your email has been sent The update reflects Microsoft’s ongoing strategy to modernize ...
PC Gamer

Windows 11 25H2 has borked the mouse and keyboard controls in the Windows Recovery Environment, because what would a major update be without a fresh batch of bugs

Hardware Microsoft Windows 365 goes down the day after Microsoft celebrates 'reimagining the PC as a cloud service that streams a Cloud PC' Windows Microsoft says the Windows 11 boot failure bug is ...
ZDNet

Running Windows 11? Install this emergency patch before you use recovery mode - here's why

A new Microsoft update patches a bug affecting Windows recovery. The bug prevented the use of USB mice and keyboards in WinRE. The new patch is available through Windows Update. Microsoft has fixed a ...
TechSpot

Microsoft breaks, then quickly fixes Windows Recovery Environment bug that bricked USB input devices

Facepalm: Microsoft wants Windows 11 users to always install the latest patches for the operating system, especially now that it only supports a single edition. However, allowing Windows Update to run ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s emergency Windows 11 update fixes a nasty system recovery bug

This update fixes a problem with the Windows Recovery Environment not working with a USB mouse or keyboard. This update fixes a problem with the Windows Recovery Environment not working with a USB ...
ZDNet

Windows 11's October update causes a serious recovery mode glitch - but there's a workaround

A new bug stops USB devices in the Windows Recovery Environment. You can't navigate the WinRE screens using a mouse or keyboard. Microsoft is working on a fix, but there is one workaround. What would ...
PC World

Windows 11’s October update breaks keyboard and mice, Microsoft warns

After installing the latest October update, you may find that USB input devices refuse to work in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This means that if you enter recovery mode—for example, to ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 25H2 bug breaks the OS and makes recovery almost impossible

TL;DR: The Windows 11 25H2 October 2025 update introduces critical bugs disabling USB keyboard and mouse input in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), preventing system recovery and ...
Neowin

Microsoft warns USB mouse keyboard users as Windows 11 KB5066835 breaks key OS feature0 0

Microsoft released the first Patch Tuesday update (KB5066835) for Windows 11 25H2 this past week and it is probably fair to say that it has been a rough start for the new feature update. Despite the ...