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Out of band for Windows 10

Posted on May 20, 2025 at 03:00 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

Yesterday, Microsoft released an out-of-band update (KB5961768) fixing the issue where some machines require entering the BitLocker recovery key after installing the May updates. It does not occur on all machines. You must have BitLocker enabled and the PC must be built with an Intel vPro 10th-generation processor. Check next week’s newsletter for more details.

Note that this is on the Microsoft catalog site — not on Windows update.

Should you install it? No. It is only needed for some business customers. If you are a consumer and do not have BitLocker enabled, you do not need this out-of-band update.

Patch Watch KB5961768, Out-of-band patches, Patch Lady Posts, Windows 10

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