Seriously? Microsoft Breaks Windows Recovery, Reset. AGAIN.

Oh, joy. Another month, another clusterfuck from the clowns in Redmond. Apparently, their August security updates – you know, the ones supposed to *protect* your system – are actively breaking the Windows recovery environment and reset options on a bunch of machines. Specifically, it’s hitting systems running certain versions of Windows 10 and 11 after installing these “critical” patches.

What does this mean for you? Well, if your system gets hosed – because let’s face it, Microsoft products *always* have issues – you might find yourself staring at a useless recovery screen. No reset to factory settings, no repair options, just…nothing. Fantastic. They’re “investigating” (read: scrambling to fix the mess they created) and are offering some vague workaround involving command-line tools for those who can actually *use* them. For everyone else? Good luck.

It seems like a registry key is the culprit, but honestly, I’m not surprised. They push these updates out with zero testing, then expect us to clean up their messes. The usual suspects are affected – Surface devices, Dell machines… basically anything running Windows. Don’t even get me started on the enterprise implications. This isn’t just annoying; it’s a goddamn productivity killer.

So yeah, thanks Microsoft. Thanks for making my life (and everyone else in IT) harder. You absolute bastards.

Source: Microsoft August Security Updates Break Windows Recovery, Reset

Related Anecdote: I once had a user who’s computer was bricked after a windows update. When I asked what they did before the issue, their response? “I clicked every button that popped up.” Every. Single. One. And Microsoft *still* manages to make things worse than that. Go figure.

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