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Microsoft Confirms New Blue Screen Warning for Windows 10 and 11 Users

It’s been a tough week for Windows users, and a new Microsoft warning doesn’t make it easier, as users run into a BitLocker encryption recovery blue screen after updates.

Rather than displaying a cryptic stop error number, the new blue screen—being seen by users of Windows 10, 11 and Server who recently applied the July Patch Tuesday security update—asks for a recovery key to be entered. ForbesBlue Screen Of Death-Microsoft Says Turn It Off And On Again And Again And AgainBy Davey Winder Microsoft said it will provide an update when more information is available, but in the meantime, it has issued a workaround that is thankfully easy enough to execute. ForbesCrowdStrike Update: Microsoft Releases Windows Tool To Fix 8.5 Million MachinesBy Davey Winder Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.

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