Microsoft halts Windows October 2018 update due to missing user files
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sverek
https://i.redd.it/w09afpzxuoq11.png
Mmmm, love the smell of fresh meme...
DJ B.
So I guess I wasn't going crazy after all. All the portable programs and installers I use on my system, I keep in a folder, which is automatically backed up to another drive every day. For some strange reason certain programs and files were being deleted, and I had no clue until I saw the headline. Then it all made perfect sense! This build even managed to mess up a system restore and a reset attempt. With that said, I downloaded the 1803 build, put it on a USB and reinstalled Windows 10. After reinstalling everything and moving my files back, I blocked Windows Update from running any further.
Extraordinary
One of the first things I do after an upgrade is run disk cleanup and remove windows.old, something told me to leave it be this time around... oh right yea, my confidence in MS 😀
Mineria
It has nothing todo with One Drive.
Mineria
If the secretary can update the OS in a company IT management is either lacking or bad.
-Tj-
Me too 😀
Luckily it didn't delete anything, although I didn't have anything serious in my DL folder, but still.
Extraordinary
Same here but I'm keeping it for now lol
Sixtyfps
I think someone needs to get fired for this.
Dj_ALeX
I did the WU and everything went smooth like always! No missing files here whatsoever! 🙂
gx-x
Fired a guy today. You're welcome!
Fender178
Yeah I think this maybe the worst update since the release of Windows 10. The other updates had issues such as booting but to me I'd rather have booting issues than loose any of my data.
Alessio1989
- Windows Q&A team is a joke.
- No unit testing at all on UI
- GUI is in a perpetual Harlequin status
- They broke jumpl list settings
- They broke powerhshell history
- They continue to reset user defined policies and settings, which is particularly bad for sysadmins.
- Default UWP application are mostly still a joke.
- PC Settings is the worst example how to create a XML based GUI
- They still do not understand that a dark theme is not a high contrast theme.
- Since Nadella is CEO the entire Microsoft documentation (ex MSDN and ex technet) is a mess, with tons of broken links and documentation spread around different portals.
Aura89
So, you installed 1809, and now there's a bug that happens sometimes, but not all the time, AT installation, and you're trying to say that leaving windows.old somehow...helps you? If you already installed it, then the issue being presented would have already happened, and reverting back, will not fix it, since the files will be gone. So how does leaving windows.old help you? How does your comment make logic sense to the topic at hand?
It seems like you came in here just to make a snarky remark and not actually pay attention to what is being said. If the issue being presented here had anything to do with being able to revert back to previous windows version to fix it, your comment would make sense, but it doesn't.
BarryB
And M$ still wonder why people refuse to abandon LTSB!
ruthan
They were already scanning whole HDD for all *.exe files (because compatibility bla,bla checking), now they just delete files they dont like, its spyware.. Unfortunatetly because of DX12 only games there is not alternative, unless someone will port DX12 over Vulkan for Windows 7.
Jake Ze$ta
Not to mention that they beta test alpha builds on us telling us it's certified. I don't remember Windows 7 going through this even with driver problems at first. https://media.tenor.com/images/f6a833bc5e662808d2f00cf1729bdf50/tenor.gif
Mufflore
There was a time when they cared about their reputation.
Sad days.
Neo Cyrus
They haven't cared about pretending to be professional since Bill Gates was in charge.
Mufflore
Same thought I had as I wrote that.
mikeysg
Jeez, I must be leading a charmed life when it comes to MS updates that is. Installed on all three rigs, been using two regularly for games (hey, I'm a retiree with time on his hands) and so far, it's been pretty good. I think my TR benchmark went down a couple of frames-per-sec (1809 + 416.16 vs 1803 + 411.70) but nothing earth shaking. Gears of War Ultimate and Gears 4 ran nicely, so did Shadow of the TR.....if some files were erased, it really didn't matter to me as I don't keep important files on my rigs, I have 'em in my external HDD's.
