June's Windows update is also causing boot failures on some PCs - mostly HP

The June 2026 Windows update (KB5094126) had more going on than the cosmetic Recycle Bin glitch. In the days after release, Microsoft and users confirmed a more serious problem: some machines - mostly HP models - were failing to boot after installing it, dropping into a blue screen or the BitLocker recovery prompt. The same update also broke OneDrive sync inside File Explorer for some people and tripped up business apps that embed Word.

A boot failure is far scarier than a mislabelled delete box, especially when it demands a BitLocker recovery key you've never written down. That's the part worth sorting out before you install any big update.

Two things save you. First, make sure you actually have your BitLocker recovery key saved - it's in your Microsoft account at account.microsoft.com/devices - so a recovery prompt is an inconvenience, not a lockout. Second, take a restore point before a monthly update so you can roll a bad one back. Microsoft has been fixing these issues in later updates, so staying current still matters; just patch with a safety net.

This is exactly the moment Tendvane is built for: its Privacy check flags whether BitLocker is on and nudges you to back up the recovery key, and its restore-point tool lets you snapshot in one click before you patch.