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Win10 Anniversary Update woes: ‘freeze’ issue thawing, but BitLocker problems emerge

Posted on August 19, 2016 at 08:11 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

I still say it’s best to hold off on installing the Anniversary Update, version 1607.

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Brad Sams: Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update on thurrott.com

Peter Bright: Windows 10 Anniversary Update breaks most webcams on Ars Technica

Ed Bott took the “freeze fixer” – the Self-Healing Tool – to task. It’s old, ineffective, and not recommended by Microsoft. I have no idea who at MS gave the link to Mazzetti, but he was bamboozled. Ed’s article on ZDNet.

I’ve been saying it since Aug. 4: The Anniversary Update isn’t ready for prime time.

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