Microsoft’s October cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5066835) created an urgent problem for many users and IT teams by rendering the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) non‑interactive: after installing the update, USB keyboards and mice stopped responding inside WinRE while continuing to...
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