Microsoft: April updates trigger BitLocker key prompts on some servers
2026-04-15T13:23:30Z•852ccacea7afb45f0e32a9d2ce71f91cf7c5769034c64636bec1149b0ec320ec
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What happened
BleepingComputer roundup (Apr 13–15, 2026): Microsoft’s April Patch Tuesday shipped fixes for 167 flaws (including two zero-days) and multiple cumulative/extended updates (KB5082063, KB5082200, KB5083769, KB5082052). KB5082063 is causing some Windows Server 2025 systems to boot to BitLocker recovery and prompt for keys; Microsoft also fixed an issue that was automatically upgrading Server 2019/2022 systems to Server 2025. Microsoft added protections against malicious Remote Desktop (.rdp) files. Separately, a critical wolfSSL ECDSA verification flaw was disclosed, over 100 Chrome Web Store add
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