When updating a piece of software as large and complex and old as Windows, you're inevitably going to break something every once in a while. Microsoft tracks known issues here —generally they affect lesser-used features or obscure edge cases, but every once in a while you run into something bigger and more disruptive.

August's updates have introduced a couple of more noticeable problems. The first was caused by update KB5063875 , a relatively minor security update for older versions of Windows 10 and 11. This update broke Windows' built-in reset and recovery features, used to restore a Windows installation to its factory defaults if you're experiencing a problem or are planning on handing down or otherwise getting rid of your PC. After installing the update, users of Windows 11 23H2 a

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