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OEM recovery tools, such as Dell SupportAssist, have been implicated in causing Windows 11 blue-screen crashes and reboot loops. Recent incidents highlight that vendor-supplied utilities, intended to maintain system health, can themselves become sources of instability. Users troubleshooting boot-loop issues should consider OEM recovery software as a potential cause, rather than immediately attributing problems to Windows updates. This underscores the importance of evaluating all pre-installed support and recovery tools when diagnosing system failures.
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    Dell SupportAssist Suspected in Windows 11 BSOD Loops—How to Triage Safely

    Dell owners began reporting repeated Windows blue-screen crashes and reboot loops in early May 2026 after recent Dell SupportAssist-related updates, with users on Dell’s own community forums and elsewhere tracing at least some failures to Dell’s support and recovery software rather than Windows...
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