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JoeMerchant [soylentnews.org] writes:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-security-updates-break-windows-recovery-reset/ [bleepingcomputer.com]

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11.

"After installing the August 2025 Windows security update [..] on any of the client versions mentioned below in the 'Affected platforms' section, attempts to reset or recover the device might fail," the company said in a new Windows release health update.

Installing this month's security updates will cause issues for users who want to reinstall their system while keeping their files using the Reset my PC feature, or reinstall it and keep their files, apps, and settings using the Fix problems using Windows Update tool.

The known issue may also impact users who want to remotely reset devices using the RemoteWipe configuration service provider (RemoteWipe CSP).

According to Redmond, the bug only impacts client platforms after installing the following updates, including:

• Windows 11 23H2 and Windows 11 22H2 (KB5063875),
• Windows 10 22H2, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (KB5063709),
• Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 (KB5063877).

The company is currently working on a fix for this known issue, which will be delivered via out-of-band updates for all impacted platforms over the coming days.

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