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  • Avoid the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for now

    Posted on August 3, 2016 at 20:14 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    I’m just seeing too many problems. If you have Windows 10, block the upgrade to Win10 Anniversary Update. I think Microsoft has already stopped rolling out the upgrade (although I’m sure they’ll say otherwise). It’s just too much of a mess to deal with right now.

    I’ll have full details in the morning in InfoWorld, but if you’ve encountered a specific problem let me know tonight. I already know about Cortana DOA, wiped hard drives, various freezes, System Restore broken, numerous undocumented setting changes (which of yours were changed?), Wi-Fi problems (any definitive sightings?) and the Brother alert. If you know of other major problems, please drop me a comment and send me a link!

    If you have Windows 10 Pro, you can click Start > Settings > Update & recovery > Advanced Options and check the box marked Defer upgrades. If you have Win10 Home, you need to take all the usual precautions to prevent installing the Anniversary Update.

    For those of you on Vista, Win7 and Win8.1, the MS-DEFCON 3 is still in effect. For Win10 users, let’s just put it at MS-DEFCON 0.

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