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Windows bug blocks “Reset my PC” feature — here’s how to fix the issue

Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs may fail to reset or recover due to a bug. Microsoft confirmed the problem earlier this week and has since issued an out-of-band update to address it. If you've tried to ...
PC World

Microsoft releases emergency fix for broken Windows PC reset feature

Microsoft has released several emergency patches (so-called “out-of-band” updates) to address some important issues: update KB5066189 for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2, KB5066188 for Windows 10 22H2 and ...
Forbes

Microsoft Confirms Emergency Windows Update—Your PC ‘Might Fail’

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might fail,” ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft: August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. "After installing the ...