News Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs

[Admin]

Microsoft admits its latest security updates break Windows recovery tools like "Reset this PC" and "Fix problems using Windows Update" on multiple Windows versions.

Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs : Read more

 

[YSCCC]

What the ____ is all these mess.... the MS updates in recent years is getting worse

 

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[wussupi83]

The success of these recovery tools when dealing with issues with a Windows install has always been hit or miss imo. Hopefully this will mean more eyes on them and better outcomes for users.

 

[TechieTwo]

Just a typical day of chaos in the MS world. If MS received more class action judgments for negligence they might be more proactive in qualifying their updates and original code.

 

[littlefooch]

I’ve been working with Windows machines for years, recently attempted “reset” and the process wiped two other drives, reported to MS for all the good that does, worst system process I’ve ever seen

 

[stonecarver]

I will say this regardless of latest updates or anything Microsoft does in the back ground if your go to is to rely on there recovery tools you've already lost.

A clean fresh made by you fully updated and patched copy of your OS saved as a disk image or a ready to deploy clone when disaster hits.

Even system restore seems to leave gremlins that were the reason you did a system restore in the first place.

 

[littlefooch]

I’ve been working with Windows machines for years, recently attempted “reset” and the process wiped two other drives, reported to MS for all the good that does, worst system process I’ve ever seen

I rely on the control panel tool to create a system image backup, very necessary for any windows version, I’m using 24H2 btw