Win 10 Fall Update

[Thalestris24]

Just a heads up re this months fall update: https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-october-update-problems-wiped-docs-plus-intel-driver-warning/

Better back up!

Louise

[Davey-T]

Dave

[Thalestris24]

5 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Dave

Ah ok - very sensible of them! I'd started to get a bit anxious...?

Louise

[Gasman]

Both my laptop and desktop still working fine, don't seem to have lost anything?.

Steve

[Thalestris24]

1 hour ago, Gasman said:

Both my laptop and desktop still working fine, don't seem to have lost anything?.

Steve

Fortunately Microsoft have paused the 1809 update - as Dave pointed out

[Gasman]

Yes think I jumped the gun a bit getting 1809, fingers crossed all's ok!.

Steve

[Thalestris24]

15 minutes ago, Gasman said:

Yes think I jumped the gun a bit getting 1809, fingers crossed all's ok!.

Steve

Oh you have it already! ? I thought I'd jumped the gun by posting about it yesterday... https://www.ghacks.net/2018/10/06/microsoft-pauses-windows-10-version-1809-rollout/

I think there are file deletion issues when running disk cleanup and maybe other problems. I suspect astro users should be particularly wary and cautious. I shall await the official re-release and back up my important data anyway. It will probably take me several days (in between other things)  - I have two and a half desktops plus a laptop...

Louise

[Gasman]

Haven't really checked much but it seems to have added a few bits and bobs such as some photo tools and something to send/receive texts from mobile to pc, they seem to big on targeting ads to users too!

Steve

[Thalestris24]

Doesn't seem to be anything they've added that would particularly interest me. I worry about what they might change or take away!

Louise

[Davey-T]

9 minutes ago, Thalestris24 said:

Doesn't seem to be anything they've added that would particularly interest me. I worry about what they might change or take away!

Louise

One guy apparently had 20 odd years of photographs wiped, luckily he'd backed them up.

Dave

[wornish]

I actually did the upgrade to my astro only use laptop, to avoid it doing it mid imaging session all by itself. Update actually worked without any issues - PHEW!!!! 

I really am at a loss how a company like Microsoft can release something with this level of issue, without testing - its really not acceptable.

Windows 10, I thought was a good OS  but,  they have just convinced me to stick with my iMac which just does what it says on the tin, and all updates are tested prior to release.

[Davey-T]

12 minutes ago, wornish said:

I really am at a loss how a company like Microsoft can release something with this level of issue, without testing - its really not acceptable.

That's what they've got us for 

Dave

[Thalestris24]

Yeah, it's become over-complex for an operating system. I remember the early days of ms-dos…. Windows was a good idea but a look at Task Manager and Services shows just how big and complicated it's become.

Louise

[Thalestris24]

Looks like it's on its way! https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/9/17957506/microsoft-windows-10-october-2018-update-data-deletion-fix

Fingers crossed, lol

Louise

[Davey-T]

Just bit the bullet and let it update here, seems OK ATM, fingers crossed, touch wood, make a wish and turn round three times -------- 

Dave

[Thalestris24]

7 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Just bit the bullet and let it update here, seems OK ATM, fingers crossed, touch wood, make a wish and turn round three times -------- 

Dave

Are you a Windows Insider? I thought 1809 hadn't been generally released yet (since the pause)… It sounds like deletion problems were rare anyway so not likely to be a problem

Louise

[Davey-T]

Just now, Thalestris24 said:

Are you a Windows Insider? I thought 1809 hadn't been generally released yet (since the pause)… It sounds like deletion problems were rare anyway so not likely to be a problem

Louise

No it popped up yesterday when I tried to shut down so I put it to sleep for the  night and just done it this morning.

Guess / hope they've fixed the problems.

Dave

[Thalestris24]

6 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

No it popped up yesterday when I tried to shut down so I put it to sleep for the  night and just done it this morning.

Guess / hope they've fixed the problems.

Dave

Oh I had some updates yesterday but not the major 1809 one - just the cumulative and feature updates for 1803.

Louise

[Davey-T]

Spoke too soon, got no sound, I seem to remember reading something about it stuffing sound drivers so guess that's not fixed 

Hey ho more computer fun 

Dave

[Thalestris24]

If you had the major update it's probably reset all your settings.... So you may have to reconfigure the sound devices, amongst other things.

[Davey-T]

My built in laptop speakers aren't plugged in 

Dave

[Thalestris24]

Just disassemble the laptop and check your speaker connections... Failing that, switch off, wait 5 secs then turn back on again  

 

[Stub Mandrel]

Deletion happened to people on pro networks who had extended their documents folder with a redirect to a network drive. Non-redirected files were deleted.

According to The Register there were multiple reports of this happening from beta testers which is more than a little worrying and to me a symptom of deeper issues.

[Alien 13]

I wonder how these events are timed, my laptop just installed the 1803 update even though I manually check everyday in conjunction with the auto settings?

Alan

[Ruud]

24 minutes ago, Alien 13 said:

I wonder how these events are timed, my laptop just installed the 1803 update even though I manually check everyday in conjunction with the auto settings?

Alan

I understand you can postpone feature updates for up to six months. I suppose you did that. Maybe those six months were over. I'll find the source for this and add it to this post.

Edit: It was this: