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OOB fixes, or out-of-band updates, are emergency patches released outside the regular monthly schedule to address critical issues. On WindowsForum.com, discussions focus on Microsoft's August 2025 OOB fixes that resolved a regression in Windows recovery tools, including Reset this PC and cloud reimage flows, caused by the August Patch Tuesday update. Users also report a related storage anomaly where SSDs disappear or appear as RAW. These threads cover the deployment, impact, and resolution of these emergency updates, providing troubleshooting insights for affected systems.
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    Microsoft Publishes OOB Fixes for August 2025 Windows Recovery Regression

    Microsoft has confirmed an emergency out‑of‑band (OOB) Windows update after August’s Patch Tuesday rollup caused built‑in recovery tools — Reset this PC, the cloud reimage flow Fix problems using Windows Update, and MDM‑initiated RemoteWipe CSP — to fail on multiple client branches, and...
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    Windows Reset and Recovery Restored by August 2025 OOB Fixes

    Microsoft pushed emergency out‑of‑band updates on August 19, 2025, to repair a critical regression that prevented Windows’ built‑in reset and recovery tools from completing — a problem introduced by the August 12, 2025 Patch Tuesday security rollup that caused attempted “Reset this PC” and cloud...
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