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

ZDNET's key takeaways A new Microsoft update patches a bug affecting Windows recovery.The bug prevented the use of USB mice ...

Microsoft has confirmed that this month's security updates disable USB mice and keyboards in the Windows Recovery Environment ...

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

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

Windows 11 KB5070773 is rolling out as an out-of-band update to address a broken Windows Recovery Environment caused by ...

Another option is to simply remove the October update, but that presumes you're still able to boot into Windows without any issues. If so, head to Windows Update, select Update History, scroll to the ...

A new Windows 11 25H2 bug disables keyboard and mouse input when using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Microsoft ...

Now that Microsoft's OS division is focused almost exclusively on Windows 11, users would rightfully expect the Redmond ...

The WinRE USB support bug affected PCs using versions 24H2, 25H2 and Windows Server 2025. The update to KB5070773 release ...

This month's update renders WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) useless because a bug blocks the mouse or keyboard from ...

Windows 11's October Update has broken USB keyboard and mouse support within the Windows Recovery Environment. Great timing, ...