Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), which became unusable on systems with USB mice and keyboards after installing the October 2025 security ...

Microsoft’s latest trick: fixing your PC before you can Google “how to fix my PC. Here's how Quick Machine Recovery works.

Microsoft released new updates for Windows 11 this past week under KB5072537, KB5071416 and KB5072543 for OS setup and ...

It's been over a year now since the infamous CrowdStrike incident that put both CrowdStrike itself and Microsoft on blast over the inability of millions of computers around the world to recover from a ...

A few unfortunate users of the Windows 11 October 2025 update (and Windows Server 2025) may have stumbled upon a critical issue where the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) failed to pick up mouse ...

Microsoft has acknowledged a bug in the October Windows 11 update (KB5066835) that renders USB-connected mice and keyboards unusable within the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), preventing users ...

Microsoft released an unscheduled update for the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) overnight on Tuesday. After application, it should be usable again, including with USB keyboards and mice. The ...

If when you try to access the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on your Windows 11/10 device, you encounter the error message Invalid Recovery Area on a blank ...