Windows 10 KB5058379 update triggers BitLocker recovery on some devices

The Windows 10 KB5058379 cumulative update is triggering unexpected BitLocker recovery prompts on some devices afters it's installed and the computer restarted. On May 13, Microsoft released the Windows 10 KB5058379 cumulative update as part of their May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. This is a mandatory update as it contains security updates for vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft, which included five actively exploited zero-day flaws. As first spotted by Windows Latest, since the release of this update, some Windows users and admins have been reporting that after installing the update and restarting the device, the computer would automatically boot into the WinRE BitLocker recovery screen. While this is not impacting all Windows devices, there have been enough reports to indicate a problem with the update on some devices. "We have about a half dozen laptops that experienced various intermittent issues after receiving the same KB - some require bitlocker keys to start up, others refus ... Read full article.