Windows 11 Update Breaks Recovery Environment, Making USB Keyboards and Mice Unusable

“Windows Recovery Environment (RE), as the name suggests, is a built-in set of tools inside Windows that allow you to troubleshoot your computer, including booting into the BIOS, or starting the computer in safe mode,” writes Tom’s Hardware.

“It’s a crucial piece of software that has now, unfortunately, been rendered useless (for many) as part of the latest Windows update.”

A new bug discovered in Windows 11’s October build, KB5066835, makes it so that your USB keyboard…