Microsoft reported that the August security updates for Windows disrupt the reset and recovery features on systems running Windows 10 and earlier releases of Windows 11.
“After installing the August security update for Windows on any of the client versions listed below in the Affected platforms section, attempts to reset or recover the device may fail,” company representatives warn.
In other words, the August updates may cause problems for users who try to reinstall Windows while keeping their files using the Reset my PC feature, or to reinstall it while keeping files, apps, and settings using the tool for fixing issues in Windows Update.
In addition, the issue may affect users who want to remotely reset devices using the RemoteWipe CSP.
According to the developers, the bug affects only client platforms after installing the following updates:
- Windows 11 23H2 and Windows 11 22H2 (KB5063875);
- Windows 10 22H2, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 (KB5063709);
- Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019 (KB5063877).
It is reported that the company is already working on a fix for the issue, and in the coming days patches will be rolled out via an out-of-band update for all affected platforms.
It is worth noting that last week Microsoft fixed another issue that caused the August security updates to fail with error 0x80240069. The bug occurred when updates were delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and after installing update KB5063878 for Windows 11 24H2.