Microsoft releases emergency hotfix for Home windows 10’s Might replace points

Yesterday, Microsoft launched an necessary out-of-band replace for Home windows 10, recognized as replace KB5061768. An out-of-band replace is one which’s launched outdoors the standard replace schedule, which is often executed to handle pressing safety points that may’t wait.

This crucial restore replace is just out there for obtain by way of the Microsoft Replace Catalog, and it’s supposed for PCs working Home windows 10 (variations 1903 and later) and Home windows 10 LTSB, for each x86 and x64 techniques. The obtain measurement varies between 415 MB and 711 MB.

Who wants the KB5061768 replace?

Solely Home windows 10 customers who’re affected by the identified BitLocker concern and/or blue display screen crashes (which began with Might’s large Home windows 10 patch) ought to obtain and set up replace KB5061768.

To recap, affected Home windows 10 PCs fail to start out as a result of they erroneously require your BitLocker restoration key to be entered. Moreover, affected PCs that can log in encounter blue display screen crashes.

In line with Microsoft, solely Home windows 10 PCs with activated Intel Trusted Execution Expertise (TXT) on Tenth-generation Intel vPro processors or greater needs to be affected.

Microsoft writes the next about this replace:

“Fastened: A identified concern on units with Intel Trusted Execution Expertise (TXT) enabled on Tenth-generation or later Intel vPro processors. On these techniques, putting in the Might 13, 2025, Home windows safety replace (KB5058379) would possibly trigger the Native Safety Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) course of to terminate unexpectedly, triggering an Computerized Restore prompting for the BitLocker restoration key to proceed.”

Methods to apply the replace in case your PC is affected and may’t log in

In the event you can’t set up replace KB5061768 in your affected Home windows 10 PC as a result of it now not begins correctly, Microsoft advises that you just change off Intel VT for Direct I/O (VTD or VTX) and Intel Trusted Execution Expertise (TXT) within the BIOS/UEFI.

After doing that, Home windows 10 ought to begin once more and you’ll apply the patch after coming into your BitLocker restoration key. After restarting your laptop, you’ll be able to re-enable Intel VT for Direct I/O (VTD or VTX) and TXT within the BIOS/UEFI.

Additional studying: Methods to save your Home windows 10 PC after end-of-support