Microsoft quietly pushed an emergency out‑of‑band update after an August security rollup left some Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs unable to complete “Reset my PC,” cloud recovery, or MDM RemoteWipe operations — the fix is published as KB5066189 for Windows 11 (with companion OOB packages for...
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Microsoft pushed emergency, out‑of‑band updates on 19 August 2025 after its regular 12 August Patch Tuesday rollups caused Windows’ built‑in reset and recovery flows to abort or roll back, leaving some users and managed fleets unable to complete “Reset this PC,” the cloud “Fix problems using...
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Microsoft has recently released an emergency update for Windows 11 to address critical issues causing game crashes linked to the Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) software. This move comes in response to widespread reports of system instability, including Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, affecting gamers...
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In recent developments, Microsoft has released an emergency update to address critical issues affecting Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) on Windows Server 2022. Administrators reported that, following the May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates, Hyper-V VMs were experiencing unexpected crashes and...
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Here is a summary of the main article "New Windows Server emergency updates fix container launch issue" from BleepingComputer:
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Microsoft has released emergency, out-of-band (OOB) Windows Server updates to fix a known issue that was causing Windows containers running under Hyper-V...
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Microsoft's emergency update has quickly become the talk of the Windows community, especially after a bizarre glitch resulted in the unintentional removal of the Copilot AI app. This incident, which affected Windows 11 versions 24H2, 23H2, as well as Windows 10, serves as a stark reminder of the...
In a swift response to one of the more vexing issues plaguing Windows 11 users, Microsoft has initiated an emergency rollback fix for the notorious boot loop that emerged following the deployment of the optional update KB5043145. This situation has left countless users frustrated, unable to...