Can't reset your Windows 11 or 10 PC? Microsoft rushes out fix after breaking vital recovery features

• The August update for Windows 11 and 10 broke recovery features
• That includes options to reset the PC and fix problems using Windows Update
• All of these fail to work after the most recent patch, but thankfully Microsoft has now deployed a fix

Microsoft has rushed out an emergency fix for a problem caused by the most recent Windows 11 update (and Windows 10 patch), which has broken reset and recovery features that are designed to rescue your PC when it runs into serious trouble.

Bleeping Computer spotted Microsoft's announcement of the release of the fix which has been delivered as an 'out of band' update, meaning it's a cumulative update that's been deployed outside the usual timing.

It's the resolution for a bug affecting the reset powers of Windows 11 (versions 23H2 and 22H2) and Windows 10 (22H2), which was introduced with ...