Some Windows 11 PCs hit BitLocker recovery after the April 2026 update. Here's what's causing it and how to fix this problem.

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 April 2026 cumulative update, KB5083769, can cause some systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installation.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ESET finds bug in a UEFI application allowing malicious actors to bypass UEFI Secure Boot The ...

New warning for Windows users. Barely 48 hours after Microsoft’s new security update went live, we had warnings that its ...

Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the ...

ESET researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow bad actors to circumvent UEFI Secure Boot and deploy malicious UEFI bootkits such as Bootkitty or BlackLotus on ...

The Secure Boot refresh is one of the largest coordinated security maintenance efforts across the Windows ecosystem, ...

When trying to restore a System Image to a computer, you may receive an error message The system image restore failed due to BIOS/UEFI accompanied by an explanation ...

Microsoft has confirmed that its April 2026 KB5082063 update triggers BitLocker recovery on Windows Server 2025 and Windows ...

For the past seven months—and likely longer—an industry-wide standard that protects Windows devices from firmware infections could be bypassed using a simple technique. On Tuesday, Microsoft finally ...

Not long after Microsoft released April’s Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 did some users start complaining of serious problems.