Latest Windows 10 Update Warning

[Bambino]

Delay installing it, if you can.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/05/windows-10-october-update-1809-delete-data-wipe-user-profile/

[Anonymous]

@dgilbert2

Sorry

No all went ok, running absolutely fine.

[dgilbert2]

Thanks, I'm pleased top hear it. I will switch mine on now and see if it does the update 

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@Anonymous wrote:

No all went ok, running absolutely fine.

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[Anonymous]

@dgilbert2

Depending on the speed of your connection it'll download quick but it took several hours to 'install' then another hour to work on updates.

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

@dgilbert2

Depending on the speed of your connection it'll download quick but it took several hours to 'install' then another hour to work on updates.

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Exactly that. I downloaded this morning and left it installing while I went to the pub. I was gone 4 hours and it was finished by the time I got back so I don't know how long it took but i'm guessing a couple of restarts were involved.

[anticpated]

Most other operating systems these days don't require a reboot unless a new kernel or library is installed. Which is why I find the whole windows update process tedious.

[Anonymous]

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@anticpated wrote:

Most other operating systems these days don't require a reboot unless a new kernel or library is installed. Which is why I find the whole windows update process tedious.

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@anticpated

Do you run your system constantly then?

[anticpated]

No but rebooting to reinitialise the registry and system configuration can be time consuming. Of course not every update in Windows requires a reboot.

[dgilbert2]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Depending on the speed of your connection it'll download quick but it took several hours to 'install' then another hour to work on updates.

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Blimey, I don't recall any the the other "major" updates taking SOOOOOOO long!? 

Hope it will be worth it!

[dgilbert2]

Mine has now updated to 1809 and I'm not entirely happy.

There are now some random blue screens of death when waking up from "sleep" and I have lost 90% of files from my "download" folder.

I'm sure the blue screens will get fixed in time but I thought they had fixed the issue of user files being deleted 

[Anonymous]

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@dgilbert2 wrote:

Mine has now updated to 1809 and I'm not entirely happy.

There are now some random blue screens of death when waking up from "sleep" and I have lost 90% of files from my "download" folder.

I'm sure the blue screens will get fixed in time but I thought they had fixed the issue of user files being deleted 

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@dgilbert2

Try updating graphics drivers in the first instance (I've seen instances of this or the person just seeing a pointer on a black screen when the system is recovering)

It's also a good idea to restart every few days.

Do you have your downloads pointed at anything other than the C drive?