A new Windows update is causing major issues, including SSD lock-ups on some systems and broken reset/recovery options on all supported versions.
Out-of-band Update
Microsoft released an out-of-band update (KB5061906) for Windows Server 2022 to fix unexpected freezing/rebooting of Hyper-V confidential VMs.
Microsoft issues an emergency update, KB5002623, to fix crashes caused by the Office 2016 KB5002700 update. Learn how to download and install the fix to resolve Word, Excel, and Outlook issues.