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Microsoft Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 23H2 BitLocker recovery fix

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Microsoft shipped KB5094125 for Windows Server 2025 and KB5093998 for Windows 11 23H2 to fix a BitLocker recovery bug tied to the April 2026 security update. The issue could push affected systems into recovery mode after reboot when a specific BitLocker Group Policy and TPM/PCR7 configuration was present. The updates remove the recovery prompt risk, with Known Issue Rollback (KIR) and policy cleanup available as temporary fallback options.

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Timeline

  1. 11.06.2026 11:44 2 articles · 9h ago

    Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery bug in KB5094125 and KB5093998

    Mitigation Patch Update

    Microsoft resolved a known issue affecting some Windows Server 2025 devices and some Windows 11 23H2 systems where an incompatible BitLocker Group Policy and TPM validation setup could trigger BitLocker Recovery after the April 2026 security update. The fix shipped in KB5094125 and KB5093998, and Microsoft said affected devices may show Event ID 1032 in the System event log when installing Windows updates. Administrators who cannot deploy the updates immediately can remove the group policy before installing KB5082063 and later updates, ensure BitLocker bindings use the PCR7 profile, or apply Known Issue Rollback (KIR) to prevent the 2023-signed Windows Boot Manager switch that triggers the recovery prompt.

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