If you’ve recently struggled with a Windows 11 laptop that refuses to charge via USB-C or won’t recognize connected devices, you’re not alone; 2026 has seen a noticeable uptick in these port failures.

A few days ago Microsoft broke the USB input functionality inside Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) on Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 after the latest Patch Tuesday update (KB5066835) which meant that ...

Earlier this week Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update for April 2026. On Windows 11 under KB5083769 and KB5082052, the new update brings a major Remote Desktop-related change, among ...

Update October 21, 05:08 EDT: Microsoft has released the KB5070773 emergency update to fix this issue. Microsoft has confirmed that this month's security updates disable USB mice and keyboards in the ...