HP BIOS update breaks Windows 11 PCs in a BitLocker bug loop

Affected users report endless recovery loops after HP’s latest BIOS update on Windows 11.
Windows Report

HP Confirms BIOS Update Bug Causing BitLocker Recovery Loops on Windows 11 PCs

HP has confirmed a faulty BIOS update causing BitLocker recovery loops and boot failures on some Windows 11 commercial PCs ...
PC World

July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery

Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a ...
Neowin

KB5040442 / KB5040427: Microsoft confirms Windows PCs boot into BitLocker recovery

Microsoft, on the second Tuesday of this month, released July 2024 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 (KB5040427 / KB5040430 / KB5040434 / KB5040448), Windows 11 21H2/ 22H2 / 23H2 (KB5040442 / ...

Windows 11 receives BitLocker fix while Windows 10 users await update

Microsoft has patched a BitLocker recovery bug, but the fix is exclusive to Windows 11 version 25H2, leaving Windows 10 users in the lurch.
Windows Latest

Not Microsoft, but OEMs are quietly bricking Windows 11 PCs, here’s what you need to know

Microsoft is fixing Windows 11, but buggy HP BIOS updates and Dell SupportAssist apps are bricking PCs with BSODs and ...
PC World

Microsoft has finally fixed the Windows 11 BitLocker lockout issue

Microsoft’s May 2024 update (KB5089549) resolves the Windows 11 BitLocker lockout issue that prevented users from accessing their PCs without recovery keys. PCWorld reports the problem originated from ...