Microsoft confirms that the update of "Patch Tuesday" causes login problems in Win11/10 local account (with solution)

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Else, for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, April 28 (Xinhua)-- Microsoft has confirmed that the patch released this month was updated on Tuesday, causing problems for some Windows 10 and Windows 11 users. When these users log in using a local account, they will see a prompt saying, "your data will be processed outside your country or region." This problem affects only educational and enterprise versions of Windows 10 and Windows 11, and not all client devices.

Microsoft explained the cause and solution of this problem in its support article. According to the article, this problem is caused by Windows updates on or after March 21, 2023. In addition to this notification, the Microsoft Privacy statement dialog box is displayed.

If an enterprise wants to block this prompt, it needs to create an entry in the registry of each local account before installing the update. The specific operation steps for CTOnews.com are as follows:

In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ CloudExperienceHost\ Intent\ PersonalDataExport

Under the PersonalDataExport key, create a REG_DWORD value named PDEShown and set its data to 1.

Install the Windows update on or after March 21, 2023, and restart the device.

The versions affected by this issue are as follows:

Microsoft says it is working to solve the problem and will provide a better experience in future updates. For more details on this issue, see Microsoft's support article (KB5026964).