Running Windows 11? Install this emergency patch before you use recovery mode - here's why

ZDNET's key takeaways A new Microsoft update patches a bug affecting Windows recovery.The bug prevented the use of USB mice ...
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Windows 11's October update just broke the Windows Recovery Environment — USB keyboards and mice unusable in Windows RE after latest bug hits

Like a moth to a flame, Windows has attracted yet another bug. In the latest October update, the recovery environment renders ...

Microsoft's Emergency Windows 11 Update Arrives To Fix Recovery Failures

Reboot into Windows RE from a previously-created USB recovery drive. This is the ideal solution, since the USB recovery drive ...

Microsoft’s Emergency Fix Restores Windows 11 Recovery

The urgent fix addresses a dangerous flaw that disabled USB keyboards and mice in recovery mode, exactly when users need them ...
Windows Report

Another Emergency Windows 11 Update KB5070762 Released to Fix Broken USB Devices in Recovery Mode

Microsoft releases KB5070762 and KB5070773 emergency updates to fix broken USB input in Windows 11 Recovery Environment.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows recovery

Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. As the company ...

Windows 11 KB5070773 emergency update fixes Windows Recovery issues

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), which became unusable on systems ...
Windows Report

Windows 11 KB5070773 Emergency Update Fixes Broken USB Input in Windows Recovery

Microsoft rolls out emergency KB5070773 update to fix broken USB input in Windows 11 Recovery after October Patch Tuesday.