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Microsoft released an out‑of‑band (OOB) fix on August 19, 2025 that restores Windows’ Reset and cloud recovery workflows for devices on the 22621/22631 servicing families (Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2) after an August security cumulative caused those flows to fail; the update, published as KB5066189...

Microsoft has confirmed that the August Patch Tuesday cumulative updates introduced a regression that can break Windows’ built‑in reset and recovery flows on a wide range of supported client releases, and an out‑of‑band (OOB) emergency patch is being prepared to fix the problem before the next...

Microsoft has quietly confirmed that a routine August security roll‑out has broken core recovery features on multiple Windows builds, and an out‑of‑band emergency update is imminent to fix failed Reset and Recovery operations for affected platforms. Background Microsoft shipped its August 12...

The release of Windows 10 KB5063159 has swiftly drawn attention—both relief and skepticism—across the enterprise technology landscape, after June’s Patch Tuesday updates left a wave of broken Surface Hubs in their wake and triggered broader questions about Microsoft’s update quality control. For...

Microsoft’s monthly release of cumulative updates is always an anxious event for Windows users, but the rollout of KB5063060 for Windows 11 has quickly emerged as one of the most problematic updates in recent memory. The June 2025 out-of-band patch, intended to quickly fix game-breaking bugs...

Just hours after deploying its routine Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft has demonstrated agile crisis response with the release of an emergency Windows 11 update, aiming to douse the flames of an unexpected gaming conundrum. This out-of-band fix, rolled out under KB5063060 (build 26100.4351)...

For Windows 11 enterprise administrators and IT professionals overseeing virtualized infrastructure, May 2025 unfolded with unexpected urgency due to a serious issue in Microsoft’s latest cumulative update. The KB5058405 security update, intended to shore up systems against evolving threats...

Here’s a current summary of the KB5058405 issue and Microsoft’s emergency response as confirmed by both Forbes and discussions in technical forums: What happened? The Windows 11 May 13, 2025, security update (KB5058405) has failed for some users, causing unbootable systems and recovery errors...

Microsoft has taken swift action to address critical reliability threats affecting its most recent Windows environments, releasing the out-of-band (OOB) update KB5061977 for both Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. This emergency update, outside of the usual “Patch Tuesday” cadence...

On a day when many IT administrators were just beginning to catch their breath after the regularly scheduled monthly Patch Tuesday, Microsoft caught the Windows ecosystem by surprise with an out-of-band security update: KB5061977 for OS Build 26100.4066. This rapid-fire release, issued on May...

In a swift response to a critical, albeit narrowly targeted, stability issue, Microsoft has issued an out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows Server 2022—KB5061906, released on May 23, 2025. The issue at hand directly affects Hyper-V environments hosting confidential virtual machines (VMs), a...

Windows 10 users found themselves grappling with unexpected chaos following the mid-May delivery of KB5058379, the month’s mandatory security update. The promise of a safer, more robust system was overshadowed by a deluge of troubling symptoms: persistent reboot loops, the chilling visage of the...

For many Windows 10 users and administrators, Patch Tuesday often brings a blend of critical security updates and, regrettably, the unintended headaches that sometimes accompany sweeping changes to enterprise and personal PCs. The rollout of KB5058379, a mandatory security update for Windows 10...

In an alarming episode for enterprise IT departments, the recent May 2025 Patch Tuesday update—specifically KB5058379—became a flashpoint for thousands of business laptops and workstations globally. The culprit? A critical compatibility bug that propelled systems with Intel Trusted Execution...

Microsoft’s deployment cadence for Windows security updates is a well-oiled machine, but even the most robust processes can encounter unexpected turbulence—especially when the complexities of enterprise endpoints and hardware interplay. The release of out-of-band update KB5061768 on May 19...

The latest release from Microsoft, the May 16, 2025, Hotpatch KB5061258 (OS Build 26100.3983), marks another significant entry in the ongoing evolution of Windows 11 maintenance and security strategy. This hotpatch, delivered out-of-band, comes at a time when IT professionals and end users alike...

Here is a summary of the main article "New Windows Server emergency updates fix container launch issue" from BleepingComputer: Summary: 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...

Windows administrators everywhere, buckle up. Microsoft has just dropped an out-of-band patch named KB5052819 to address a peculiar issue that’s been causing cold sweats for admins running Windows Server 2022 systems. The affected systems? Servers with two or more Non-Uniform Memory Access...