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Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports
Source: TechCrunch
Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports
Brian Heater / 3 hours ago
A few day after making the latest version of Windows 10 available to users, Microsoft has suspended the update, citing multiple reports of user data loss.
We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating, the company writes on its support site.
The company opened up the latest version of the desktop/laptop operating system as part of its big Surface event earlier this week. While it hasnt officially started pushing the update, some users whove downloaded the OS refresh have begun reporting the deletion of documents, photos and other info on a variety of different forums.
The company appears to still be investigating precisely whats going on here and how widespread the issue is. Plans to begin pushing it to users early next week are likely delayed until the company gets to the root of the issue. Meantime, if you were planning to install the update, its probably best to just wait this one out.
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Brian Heater / 3 hours ago
A few day after making the latest version of Windows 10 available to users, Microsoft has suspended the update, citing multiple reports of user data loss.
We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating, the company writes on its support site.
The company opened up the latest version of the desktop/laptop operating system as part of its big Surface event earlier this week. While it hasnt officially started pushing the update, some users whove downloaded the OS refresh have begun reporting the deletion of documents, photos and other info on a variety of different forums.
The company appears to still be investigating precisely whats going on here and how widespread the issue is. Plans to begin pushing it to users early next week are likely delayed until the company gets to the root of the issue. Meantime, if you were planning to install the update, its probably best to just wait this one out.
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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/06/microsoft-suspends-windows-10-update-citing-data-loss-reports/
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Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports (Original Post)
Eugene
Oct 2018
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lpbk2713
(43,201 posts)1. Thanks for the heads up.
I passed it on to a few others.
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customerserviceguy
(25,185 posts)2. Microsoft
used to be this innovative company that was going to change the world. And, with Windows 95, it probably did. But, now, it seems that everything they touch goes to crap.
I have Windows 10 on a small laptop that barely gets used, and I hate it. Most all of my work (including this post) is done on an eleven year old Dell Inspiron that I upgraded from Vista to Win 7, just to get another couple of years of patch support. When it finally dies, I don't know what I'm going to replace it with.
earthshine
(1,642 posts)3. I downgraded my work machines from 10 to 8.1. I have never regreted it.
On non-critical machines running 10, I disabled updates.
Windows 10: " Spy first, run applications later."
TygrBright
(20,987 posts)4. Then perhaps they should re-think dropping support for Windows 7? n/t