{"id":182002,"date":"2025-10-20T21:25:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T01:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=182002"},"modified":"2025-10-21T07:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:17:52","slug":"kb5070773-fixes-usb-bug-winre-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5070773-fixes-usb-bug-winre-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"KB5070773 fixes USB bug on WinRE for Windows 11 25H2, 24H2"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>KB5070773 for Windows 11 Out-of-band update released on October 20, 2025, to fix the WinRE bug introduced by the October Patch Tuesday update.<\/li>\n<li>The problem prevented users from using USB devices, such as a keyboard and mouse, in the recovery environment.<\/li>\n<li>This bug affects devices running Windows 11 25H2 or version 24H2, and Windows Server 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft is now releasing the Out-of-band (OOB) update <strong>KB5070773<\/strong> as <strong>builds 26200.6901 and 26100.6901<\/strong> for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 to address a bug in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/access-advanced-startup-options-windows-11\/\">Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)<\/a> that resulted on users unable to use USB keyboard and mouse while in this experience.<\/p>\n<p>The bug was introduced after the <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/kb5066835-windows-11-october-2025-update\/\">Windows 11 security update (KB5066835)<\/a> was released on October 14, 2025. According to the company <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/october-20-2025-kb5070773-os-builds-26200-6901-and-26100-6901-out-of-band-0f533ed7-949a-4b89-8d0f-6ee751adfcd4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">information<\/a>, this update fixes &#8220;USB devices, such as keyboards and mice, do not function in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This issue prevents navigation of any of the recovery options within WinRE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that this problem only affected USB devices in the recovery environment. However, these devices didn&#8217;t experience the same problem during normal operating system operation.<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, the software giant began rolling out the latest Patch Tuesday update with new features and security fixes for every supported version of the operating system. However, soon after, a small number of users started experiencing issues trying to use USB devices to navigate the recovery environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company quickly\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/windows-11-25h2-known-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acknowledged the issue<\/a> and is now making available the Out-of-band update KB5070773 to address it<\/span>\u00a0on affected devices.<\/p>\n<h2>Windows 11 update KB5070773<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Release date:<\/strong> October 20, 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Builds:<\/strong> 26200.6901 (25H2) and 26100.6901 (24H2).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> Fixes USB devices not working within WinRE.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Affected versions:<\/strong> Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, and Windows Server 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not affected:<\/strong> Windows LTSC releases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The emergency update KB5070773 contains fixes to resolve the recovery environment problem. Since this is a cumulative update, it&#8217;ll also install the new features and changes related to the October 2025 Security Update KB506683 if the computer hasn&#8217;t already included this update.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a computer that was affected by this bug, you should install this update immediately by going to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Windows Update<\/strong>, and clicking the <strong>&#8220;Check for updates&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/fix-localhost-after-kb5066835-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to fix LocalHost issue after installing update KB5066835 on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/windows11-kb5066835-fix-localhost-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to fix LocalHost issue after installing update KB5066835 on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to fix LocalHost issue after installing update KB5066835 on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-updates-manually-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to install updates manually on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/windows-11-updates-manual-install-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to install updates manually on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to install updates manually on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<p>Alternatively, you can download and install the update KB5066189 from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catalog.update.microsoft.com\/Search.aspx?q=KB5070773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Update Catalog<\/a><\/strong> for Windows 11.<\/p>\n<h2>Out-of-band (OOB) updates explained<\/h2>\n<p>Out-of-band updates are emergency patches released outside the regular monthly schedule. 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