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Adam Hales

A seemingly buggy Windows 11 update locked my Xbox Ally X into recovery mode — with a tedious restore lasting 12 hours

Xbox Ally X with a sad face.

I’ll preface this by saying I generally tend to hold off on Windows updates. Honestly, it feels like so many do these days, especially given the somewhat muddied reputation around Windows Update and whatever issue the next might introduce.

In my case, one update caused my Xbox Ally X handheld to get stuck in recovery mode. The only way out was a Cloud Restore, which ended up taking over 12 hours, despite being connected to a solid internet connection. I have Gigabit internet and was even connected via a cable over Ethernet, yet the process still dragged on.

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