Windows 10 has today relaunched the October 2018 Update by the Microsoft company, the Americans saying that they managed to solve the problem due to which users' files were deleted without them knowing. Those from Microsoft stated that only a small number of users who installed the Windows 10 October 2018 Update reported the problem of deleted files, 0.01%, but if the number had been so small, a withdrawal of the update would not have been necessary for everyone.
Windows 10 implemented the solution for this problem last weekend in beta versions of the October 2018 Update, and Microsoft claims that after testing, it concluded that the update can be relaunched. Windows 10 will have the new version of the October 2018 Update initially offered to users in the beta test program, that is, those who should have discovered the problem from the very beginning, the rest of the world following later.
Windows 10: Microsoft RE-RELEASES October 2018 Update
Windows 10 would have had this problem in the October 2018 Update due to some users who would have activated a function to redirect folders such as Documents or Pictures, from which files have disappeared, to other locations. Microsoft claims that it has integrated into Windows 10 a change designed to delete duplicate, or empty, files created as a result of activating this function, and if the users of the beta test program will confirm that the problem has been solved, then the final version will be offered to consumers.
"We have fully investigated all reports of data loss, identified and fixed all known issues in the update, and conducted internal validation. We will carefully study the results, feedback, and diagnostic data from our Insiders before taking additional steps towards re-releasing more broadly. We have added an ability for users to also provide an indication of impact and severity when filing User Initiated Feedback."
Windows 10 had some problems reported before the launch by those who tested the beta version, but they were not properly analyzed, and the company is also changing the process by which they are analyzed. Now those who test Windows 10 problems will be able to indicate how severe the problem is, so that the company's engineers will give it a much higher priority when they find out about its existence, and so they will be solved with priority before the updates are released.
