Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows recovery

What’s new: Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band updates to address issues with reset and recovery operations in Windows after the August 2025 security updates. The problematic updates include KB5063875, KB5063709, and KB5063877, affecting Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11.

Who’s affected

Users of Windows 10 (22H2, Enterprise LTSC 2021, IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, Enterprise LTSC 2019, IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019) and Windows 11 (23H2, 22H2) may experience failures when attempting to reset or recover their devices after installing the August updates.

What to do

• Install the emergency updates KB5066189, KB5066188, or KB5066187, depending on your Windows version, instead of the August 2025 security updates if you have not yet deployed them.
• These updates are available via Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, or can be manually downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Sources

• BleepingComputer