Microsoft recently released a series of important security fixes for both Windows 10 and Windows 11, but unfortunately it’s now clear that those updates are causing all kinds of problems.
One of the more critical issues, according to Microsoft’s Release Health support documents, is that attempts to reset or recover your device might fail. Specifically, this could happen if you perform a “Reset my PC” action, a “Fix problems using Windows Update” action, or a “RemoteWipe CSP” action, all after installing the August 2025 update.
The issue affects Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 22H2, and Windows 11 23H2. In other words, if you’re on Windows 11 24H2, there should be no problem—so if you’ve been holding off on updating to that version, now might be a good time to jump up. (Funny enough, this is one of the unlikely occasions where Microsoft’s claim that Windows 11 24H2 is the most stable Windows version proves to be true!)
Microsoft says it’s currently working on an emergency update to fix the issue, which should be coming “in the coming days.” If you don’t want to update to Windows 11 24H2, cross your fingers that it comes soon.
Further reading: What to know about upgrading Windows 10 to 11
This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
