After months of developing and testing Windows 10 October 2018 Update, our he came and us leftΑπο Another failure in history of failures of Windows 10.
Once again, it turned out that thousands of Microsoft Insiders were not enough to report all Windows problems. This time the problem was important: the update deleted personal files of some users.
So, after 48 hours of the official release of the new release to the public, Microsoft withdrew Windows 10 October 2018 Update to investigate the problem.
As we have mentioned in previous posts there seems to be a very basic problem in the procedure Windows tests.
Microsoft mainly relies on the Windows Insider program to fix bugs in the Windows operating system. So with every new major update, new features are developed and added, which are then tested by Insiders. Most of errors in these new features are usually noticed by Windows Insiders and fixed by Microsoft before the update is released to the general public.
But since there are issues that only affect certain users, the company's developers seem to be dealing with the bugs that have the most red flags. Feedback Hub is the app used by Windows 10 users and Insiders to report bugs and suggestions to Redmond.
At this point we will report the news: The problem of data deletion had been reported to Microsoft by some Insiders 3 months ago, as reported by Rafael rivera on Twitter.
If you simply open the Feedback Hub and search for the term “documents deleted.” You will see many reports from Insiders that their files were automatically deleted after the installation of the updated version.
Because these topics are not widely discusseddata, most of these Insiders' reports are "overshadowed" by others much more "important",
"Make File Explorer look more modern" or "Add Acrylic to File Explorer".
Although the above are valid Insider wishes reports, they often prevent Microsoft from looking at real issues, and this is a key problem with Windows Insider.
Things are getting worse as Microsoft has reduced independent testing a few years ago, and is mainly based on Insiders to test its software.
While everything indicates that the Feedback Hub is not very capable of dealing with issues from millions of users, especially when the same application is primarily used by operating friends who ask for new features and colors. Critical issues are not only buried under the acrylic color of File Explorer but also lead to disasters such as the one they experienced with their files many after installing the new version.
Luckily I have not lost records
I did the upgrade and the "Documents" folder was deleted. Luckily I had a backup.
I did not encounter any problems with the new upgrade. No deletions of files.