Microsoft halts Windows October 2018 update due to missing user files

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 10/07/2018 09:43 AM | source: microsoft | 98 comment(s)

Microsoft has paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as they investigate reports of users missing some files after updating.

Microsoft has responded to user reports by pausing the rollout of the Fall update, something that also happened with the previous major update in April, which was also temporarily postponed due to a bug. Microsoft recommends users who downloaded the update manually to install it and ask to wait for a new version. When the new update will roll out again is not yet known, neither is the cause of the new bug known. To be updated.

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Extraordinary
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#5593019 Posted on: 10/06/2018 10:30 AM

"isolated reports"

Enough to completely halt the entire rollout lol

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#5593022 Posted on: 10/06/2018 10:45 AM

Updated LTSB to LTSC very smoothly a few days ago, nothing appears missing.
Do we know when these files go missing ? Is it during the installation or at random times thereafter ?

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#5593024 Posted on: 10/06/2018 10:46 AM

1 update per year? naaa we want 2 broken!

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#5593025 Posted on: 10/06/2018 10:50 AM

Updated LTSB to LTSC very smoothly a few days ago, nothing appears missing.
Do we know when these files go missing ? Is it during the installation or at random times thereafter ?

Immediately after upgrade afaik, although there was a post on MDL saying to disable a setting in group policy that deletes users profiles after X amount of time that may be causing it after your first reboot

I didn't have the problem and my setting was as it should be, not configured, which is the same as disabled, but pretty sure that it would delete the entire user profile and not just a couple of libraries if that was the issue

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#5593026 Posted on: 10/06/2018 10:51 AM

1 update per year? naaa we want 2 broken!

Wouldn't make any difference with the current windows team, they could release 1 every 3 years and it would still be just as broken

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