As a temporary workaround, while Microsoft and Veeam are currently investigating this known issue and looking for a fix, users impacted by this issue are advised to recover their computer or data using Veeam Recovery Media generated from a device running older builds of Windows 11, build 26100.3037 or lower. Microsoft and Veeam are investigating a known issue that triggers connection errors on Windows 11 24H2 systems when restoring from Veeam Recovery Media. These recovery problems affect users trying to restore data from media created on devices running Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.3194) or higher. On impacted systems, the Veeam Agent for Windows will display network connection failures when attempting to restore files from a Veeam Backup & Replication backup server or an SMB network share. "The Veeam Recovery Media is based on the Microsoft Windows RE and contains proprietary components of the Windows operating system. In February, Microsoft fixed another known issue linked to the KB5051987 security update that broke Outlook email and calendar drag-and-drop on Windows 24H2 systems. While the root cause behind the issue is unknown, Veeam says that the most likely cause is a change within the KB5051987 Windows 11 24H2 February update.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:40:11 +0000