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Microsoft Confirms Emergency Update For Windows Users


Critical update is suddenly released — what you do now.

“Windows 10 might repeatedly display the BitLocker recovery screen at startup,” the company warned, via Microsoft’s Update Catalog. ​After restarting Windows, return to your BIOS / UEFI settings and re-enable Intel VT for Direct I/O (also known as VTD or VTX) and TXT. ForbesGoogle Is Deleting All Your Location Data—Do Not Miss DeadlineBy Zak Doffman Microsoft has again warned Windows users that its support team “doesn’t have the ability to retrieve, provide, or recreate a lost BitLocker recovery key,” but can use this link to find your BitLocker recovery key.” This issue and fix primarily applies to enterprise users, as “consumer devices typically do not use Intel vPro processors and are less likely to be impacted by this issue.”

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