Microsoft Cancels Windows 10 Spring Update After Spotting Extensive Bug

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/11/2018 03:26 PM | source: | 38 comment(s)

Yesterday you should have seen Microsoft actually release the Spring update for Windows 10, as it seems now the launch was canceled as Microsoft spotted a rather nasty bug.

Microsoft watcher Zac Bowden reports that the bug in the Spring Creators Update (version 1803 of Windows 10) was spotted by participants of the Windows Insider program.

Zac Bowden@zacbowden

Got some more info on this: Microsoft was going to rollout on April 10, but found a blocking bug over the weekend that was bad enough to hold the release. Not sure if bug was fixed in 17133.73 or if it'll come in another patch. RS4 will likely begin rollout in a couple weeks now.

Little is know about the bug aside that it is called a 'blocking bug', but for Microsoft to stop such a big update, well that's quite something. Word is that it would only affect a small number of users, but would have a large impact. Once Microsoft verified the problem has been fixed, Windows 10 version 1803 will be released somewhere this month.

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HK-1
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#5536700 Posted on: 04/11/2018 03:38 PM

yep I see now on Windows Central, well at least M$FT make thing correct

dunadan101
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#5536702 Posted on: 04/11/2018 03:41 PM

I updated my installation about three weeks ago and was forced to uninstall the update after it broke my startmenu and I couldn't fix it... Even now after I deleted it I get a short but still feels significant delay everytime I click on the start menu button... I believe it was KB4089848. Seems like they are having issues accross the board keeping Win10 stable and well..

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#5536705 Posted on: 04/11/2018 03:46 PM

Lucky me, I picked 17128 for last installation.

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#5536708 Posted on: 04/11/2018 03:52 PM

Better late than sorry.

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#5536711 Posted on: 04/11/2018 03:57 PM

No worries, i defer feature updates for 365 days =]

I updated to Fall Creators Update just 2 weeks ago. Seems to run better than when i tried it on release.

I will probably do the same with 1803, update just before the next big update.

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#5536715 Posted on: 04/11/2018 04:16 PM

Chances are .73 could already have it fixed acc. to Zac's post.

Running 17331.73 myself atm, no issues that I know of so far.
Used earlier 17127 build before (shortly) and no issues either.

Hard to tell when no idea what that blocking bug is.
Does something get 'blocked' that shouldn't or vice versa?

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#5536725 Posted on: 04/11/2018 04:44 PM

confirmed: redstone 4 and redstone 5 both suck. have tried them both fresh installed. they are both actually riddled with glitches, not just one. black screen / incorrect DPI / GSoD on startup at dual boot screen, glitchy start menu tiles, unable to connect to network drive. just to list a few off the top of my head, there was a longer list I had of like 10 more issues. lower benchmarks than redstone 3 by a bit, despite the new "ultimate performance mode" (if we're measuring with the final fantasy xv benchmark).

don't update yet. even though rs4 has hit RTM. just wait for the official release by Microsoft with the service pack 1 or w/e they do to fix all this crap. I will probably be installing fresh again in a couple weeks. just be patient, or be disappointed and regret not waiting 2 weeks for your long awaited "clean" install like me.

literally the only thing you're missing out on is being able to fullscreen MS Edge AND hover for the address bar (so innovative), and some frosty effect on some windows / minor UI adjustments. and whatever people icon / task view they're trying to add which I've never once touched except by mistake. lol. you'd hope for some real performance improvements with all the talk of game mode and ultimate performance mode but, no... it's just worse. maybe they're trying to mitigate whatever under the hood crap they had to do that's slowing things down. also this fits in nicely with my conspiracy theory that they purposefully gimp performance before major releases. I'm sure it'll be equal if not slightly better performance than rs3 (when it's all said and done they'll be like 'oooh so fast' which they're already hyping--yet it's not there yet).

as for this "blocking bug" ... having tried rs4 and rs5 both, I have no idea what they're talking about. and they're probably being vague about it for a reason. probably because it's actually a long list of at least 15 issues (that I know of, probably more) that remain to be fixed. I def feel cock blocked by my gimped performance but other than that, nothing weird other than predictable performance and compatibility glitches that we are all familiar with by now which keep showing up, getting fixed, and showing up again in new versions...

(p.s. if, like me, you're unable to connect to your Seagate external network drive, here is my trick that has helped me since rs3: first fresh install rs2, then connect to your network drive as normal w/ login, then update install your OS to rs3 rs4 or rs5 . then it works. kinda important that I'm connected to network drive...)

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#5536727 Posted on: 04/11/2018 04:49 PM

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#5536728 Posted on: 04/11/2018 04:49 PM

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#5536732 Posted on: 04/11/2018 04:57 PM

Let's wait until we actually know what the bug is before making a big deal about it.

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#5536741 Posted on: 04/11/2018 05:23 PM

"Cancel" seems quite the click-bait headline, doesn't it? Its merely delayed, afterall. Cancel would imply its never coming.

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#5536743 Posted on: 04/11/2018 05:27 PM

One individual, one statistic = useless conclusion. Now if 1000 reported the same glitches, then you can reach a 'conclusion'. RS5 (beta) glitches expected, to say it 'sucks' as if its supposed to be polished is laughable. RS4 working fine here.

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#5536748 Posted on: 04/11/2018 05:38 PM

"Cancel" seems quite the click-bait headline, doesn't it? Its merely delayed, afterall. Cancel would imply its never coming.

I agree with this. Wrong word. It makes the title click-baity and sensational.
It was delayed not cancelled.

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#5536749 Posted on: 04/11/2018 05:40 PM

I actually like Microsoft, rs4, and rs5. I get that this is beta. and my experience has been largely 'fine' too. yet I am frustrated with these glitches that keep appearing over and over again in new versions. (this is the price I pay for beta testing new features, but that won't stop me from communicating or even complaining about them lol). just listing issues I have had, relating to human beings on a human level in a forum, and even included a fix for one of them. I am a fanboy and an apologist, yet I won't pretend like these issues don't exist. I find it constructive to share them. so sorry for the hyperbole in saying that it "sucks" … it doesn't. it's just not done yet. if you haven't installed it yet, I would recommend like most people do to wait 2 more weeks for the official RTM + service pack to avoid possible glitches and performance issues such as those I listed (and more, like the one in this news item--which, again, I haven't seemed to notice at all). enjoy!

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#5536752 Posted on: 04/11/2018 05:47 PM

Well I just saw this as:
"MS cancels winows 10 spying update"

Weird...

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