What is with Windows operating systems and issues with the default encryption software Bitlocker? Last year, Windows 11 users suffered from the issue after installation of certain updates for their systems.
Now, Microsoft is confirming a similar issue for users of the Windows 10 operating system.
The details:
- The update in question is KB5058379, the May 2025 cumulative update for Windows 10, version 22H2.
- It affects Windows 10 systems with Intel 10th generation or later vPro processors that use Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)
- An automatic repair is triggered on affected systems after installation of the update. This may require the entering of the BitLocker recovery key to proceed with the automatic repair.
Microsoft confirmed the issue on the official Windows 10, version 22H2 health dashboard. There, the company writes:
We are aware of a known issue on devices with Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) enabled on 10th generation or later Intel vPro processors. On these systems, installing the May 13, 2025, Windows security update (KB5058379) might cause lsass.exe to terminate unexpectedly, triggering an Automatic Repair. On devices with BitLocker enabled, BitLocker requires the input of your BitLocker recovery key to initiate the Automatic Repair.
Affected devices may enter one of two states according to Microsoft:
- They may try to install the update for Windows 10 several times before Startup Repair rolls back to the previous version of Windows 10.
- Startup Repair may run into an error on some devices, which ultimately will trigger the Bitlocker recovery screen.
The first state should not require extensive troubleshooting or frantic searching for the Bitlocker recovery key. You can consult this Microsoft support page that lists all options to look up the recovery key.
System administrators may notice the following additional symptoms on affected devices:
- Event ID 20 might appear in the Windows Event Viewer in the System event log, with the following text: “Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800F0845: 2025-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5058379).”
- Event ID 1074 might appear in the System event log, with the text: “The system process ‘C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe’ terminated unexpectedly with status code -1073740791.”
Microsoft is working on a resolution for the issue and plans to release an out-of-band update once that administrators may install on affected devices. The company says that it plans to release the update in the coming days on the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Users and administrators should monitor the issue on the Microsoft Health dashboard website for updates.
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