After installing update KB5066835, USB keyboards and mice no longer work in Windows Recovery. Microsoft is working on a fix.

Microsoft confirms a new Windows 11 issue affecting the Recovery Environment, with an emergency update now rolling out to ...

Microsoft is now rolling out an out-of-band fix for Windows 11 to address a major bug the company introduced with its latest ...

Windows 11 KB5070773 is rolling out as an out-of-band update to address a broken Windows Recovery Environment caused by ...

The WinRE USB support bug affected PCs using versions 24H2, 25H2 and Windows Server 2025. The update to KB5070773 release ...

Reboot into Windows RE from a previously-created USB recovery drive. This is the ideal solution, since the USB recovery drive ...

A new Windows 11 25H2 bug disables keyboard and mouse input when using the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), Microsoft ...

Microsoft has released an emergency update to fix the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), which became unusable on systems ...

KB5070773 is an “out-of-band” update now available via Windows Update and the Microsoft Update Catalog. It restores USB ...

Another option is to simply remove the October update, but that presumes you're still able to boot into Windows without any issues. If so, head to Windows Update, select Update History, scroll to the ...

This month's update renders WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment) useless because a bug blocks the mouse or keyboard from ...

Microsoft has acknowledged a bug in the October Windows 11 update (KB5066835) that renders USB-connected mice and keyboards ...