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Important Windows 10 Update Is DELETING Your Files>AGAIN

Don’t Downgrade From Windows 10 to Windows 8.1

HTG 17 JAN 2019





Windows 10 can sometimes be a real mess. Between botched updates, treating its users as beta testers, and adding features we never wanted it can be tempting to downgrade. But you shouldn’t go back to Windows 8.1, and we can tell you why.

Seriously: We installed Windows 8.1 and used it for a few hours so you wouldn’t have to.


You Give Up a Better Start Menu





It’s almost easy to forget, but Windows 8.1 didn’t have a real Start menu. Instead, it had a Start Screen. Windows 8.0 introduced the Start Screen with the hopes of ushering in an era of Windows tablets. It didn’t work well, and Microsoft capitulated, but only slightly. Windows 8.1 re-introduced the Start Button, but all it did was call up the Start Screen, which was a band-aid at best.



You can install a replacement program like Classic Shell or Start Menu 8, but that comes with its own issues. Classic Shell stopped active development, so you are opening yourself up to potential vulnerabilities. And other programs like Start Menu 8 either cost money, push extra add-ons, or both. Just look at this default install of Start Menu 8:





Clicking on any of those top four options will install programs immediately. And this is a 7-day trial, so eventually, you’ll have to pay to use the program.


With Windows 10, Microsoft finally brought back the Start Menu. Granted, it is far too cluttered and filled with ads, but that’s getting better. And more importantly, you can cut out all the tiles and get a look very close to Windows 7 if you prefer.


Full-Screen Apps Were a Pain





Another forgotten “feature” of Windows 8.1 was its push for full-screen apps.


Microsoft wanted to go after the mobile market, so with the introduction of the Start Screen came full-screen apps designed for tablets that you couldn’t turn off. This was true even for apps where it wasn’t necessary—like the calculator app.

Instead of using the separate desktop view, apps are maximized and take up the entire screen. You had to learn touch or mouse gestures to get a side-by-side view, but it didn’t have near the versatility of programs run on the desktop.

Microsoft tried to help with tutorials, but that didn’t solve the underlying problem that the UI just wasn’t intuitive. The best thing to do was to optimize Windows 8.1 for desktop mode, but it still wasn’t perfect. Microsoft finally solved the problem in Windows 10 by dumping the Start Screen and putting the emphasis back on the desktop.
And while there are again programs to bypass this behavior on Windows 8, just like the Start Screen apps, they either cost money, come with extras, or both. It’s worth mentioning that when testing this, launching the calculator app with all defaults crashed one such program, ModernMix.





You Give Up Security

Windows 10 is far more secure than any version of Windows that came before it. While we have complained about the unnecessary features Microsoft has added, security has been a top priority.

Windows 10 includes features like Block Suspicious Behavior, Core Isolation and Memory integrity security, container technology, and Controlled Folder Access. Windows Defender’s exploit protection is a huge add-on and effectively replaces EMET, which Microsoft stopped developing. These features lock down the OS and make it harder to infect and hijack your system. Windows 8.1 is more secure than Windows 7, but every security feature introduced (from SmartScreen to Secure Boot) is included on Windows 10.


End of Support Is Coming





End of extended support is coming, and while this will hit Windows 7 sooner, after January 2023 Windows 8.1 will no longer receive critical updates. That may not be tomorrow, but it’s not far off either. And just like Windows 7, mainstream support has already ended.


Even with Windows 10, Microsoft focuses on its newest version first, which is true of any software company. When End of Service does hit, that means Microsoft will not patch any vulnerabilities or release any updates to prevent viruses from infecting your system.

Usually, as End of Service hits, other programs stop support for those versions of Windows. So you will be left with vulnerabilities in your OS and your installed software.



But Aren’t Windows 10 Updates Buggy?

While it may be true that Windows 10 Updates have been problematic, there are ways to mitigate this. First and most importantly, if you want stability don’t join the Insider program. Insider previews are the least stable by design.

If possible, upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, which will let you delay updates. The good news is, even if you don’t have Windows 10 Pro, Microsoft will soon let Windows 10 Home users pause updates for seven days, which is typically long enough to shake out significant problems.

Microsoft released bad updates with older versions of Windows just recently, so going back isn’t any safer. Ultimately it’s better to have some updates, even with those risks, than no updates at all.



Windows 8.1 Doesn’t Support New Processors


If your PC has an Intel 7th-generation CPU or AMD’s 7th-generation processor, installing Windows 8 (or 7) will lead to an “Unsupported Hardware” message. Microsoft introduced a policy in 2016 that limited support for newer processors.

If Windows detects your machine has new enough hardware, it will block updates. Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 existed before these processors, so realistically work needs to be done to bring them in line with hardware changes that have occurred.

Microsoft could do the work, but frankly, it doesn’t want to as that would require additional testing. Given its track record with testing as of late, one might even argue that they’ve made the best choice possible. But without updates, running Windows 8.1 on new hardware means you are running without extended support now instead of in 2023.



Windows 8.1 Keys are Expensive or Risky






To even downgrade to Windows 8.1, you will need a valid key. Microsoft doesn’t sell Windows 8.1 keys, so obtaining one will be difficult. You can take a risk on cheap keys, but you might end up with a key that isn’t valid and won’t stay activated. If you do have a Windows 8.1 key, you can still use it to activate Windows 10. So you could just as easily stay on Windows 10 for free.


Just Stick with Windows 10

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, or distance just makes things blurry. Put down the rose-colored glasses: Windows 8.1 was a giant mess, and there’s a reason Microsoft abandoned it and started over. In the course of writing this article, we installed Windows 8.1 and used it for hours. It was a painful experience you don’t have to go through. Even with all its problems, you’re better on Windows 10. It’s more secure, better thought out, and will continue to see support for a long time to come.


RELATED: How to Make the Windows 10 Start Menu Look More Like Windows 7

RELATED: How (and Why) Microsoft Blocks Windows 7 Updates on New PCs


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Important re: Windows 10 Update Is DELETING Your Files>AGAIN

Windows 10's New Update Is Deleting People's Files Again

Microsoft released a buggy security update for Windows 10 last week. Some Windows users report all the files on their desktop have been deleted. Here’s everything you need to know, including how to fix the bug and get your files back

HTG 19 FEB 2020





Thankfully, those files aren’t actually deleted. The update just moved them to another user account’s folder. This is better than the time Microsoft actually deleted people’s files with the October 2018 Update.

Update: Some Windows 10 users have now reported the update
did completely delete their files....


Why the Bug Appears to Delete Files


Some people report that their desktop files are “deleted” after installing the update. Their taskbars and Start menus are also reset to the default settings.

However, it appears those files weren’t actually deleted and are still present on your PC. You can get them back.

Files appear to be deleted because Windows 10 is signing some people into a different user profile after they install the update. As Bleeping Computer‘s Lawrence Abrams put it, it looks like Windows 10 “is loading up a temporary profile to be used during the update process and failing to restore the user’s profile when done.”

Microsoft told Bleeping Computer it was aware of the issue on Feb. 12. Woody Leonhard reported on it for Computerworld on Feb 13. On Feb. 17, Windows Latest wrote that multiple Microsoft Support employees had said Microsoft engineers are working on fixing it. We don’t know for certain exactly what’s causing the problem on some PCs and not others.


Blame the KB4532693 Security Update


The buggy update is KB4532693, which Microsoft released for Windows 10 on Feb. 11, 2020. Windows Update will automatically install it on your PC. If you’re using Windows 10, you likely already have it installed.

We’ve installed this update on several PCs and haven’t run into the bug. If your PC has already installed the update and you haven’t experienced the bug, you don’t need to uninstall the update or take any action. The bug seems to occur during the update’s installation process.


How to Uninstall the Update and Get Your Files Back


If you’ve encountered the bug, there’s one simple way to fix it and get your files back: Uninstall the update that caused the problem. Several Windows users have reported this solved the problem for them.

To uninstall an update, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View Update History > Uninstall Updates.

You can also browse to Control Panel > Programs > View Installed Updates. Both sequences take you to the same window.





Copy-and-paste “KB4532693” (without quotation marks) into the search box at the top-right corner of the list of updates and press Enter.

You’ll see “Update for Microsoft Windows (KB4532693)” appear in the list if you have the buggy update installed. Click it and then click “Uninstall.”





Restart your computer after uninstalling the update. Sign in normally and your PC should function as normal.






If this doesn’t work for some reason, you can also head to C:\Users\ in File Explorer. You will likely see that your main user profile folder has been renamed. For example, if your user folder is normally “C:\Users\Chris”, you might see a “C:\Users\Chris.bak” or “C:\Users\Chris.000” folder. You can open that renamed folder to find all your files.

Microsoft support employees told Windows Latest that they were able to fix the problem for some people by creating a new local user account and transferring the files from the old user account folder to the new one.

However, we recommend simply uninstalling the buggy update. It’s much easier and will reportedly fix the problem, too. Microsoft will likely re-release the update in the future when the problem is solved.





Another Recent Update Is Causing Problems, Too

This is just one of several bugs in February 2020’s updates. Microsoft pulled KB4524244 from its servers last week after the update was causing various problems on some PCs, including breaking the “Reset This PC” feature.

Unfortunately, Microsoft hasn’t yet pulled the KB4532693 update that’s moving people’s files around. Microsoft hasn’t even listed this problem on its Windows 10 “known issues” page, which should list known problems like these along with any planned fixes.

In other recent update bug news, Microsoft did at least fix the black wallpaper bug it introduced with what was supposed to be Windows 7’s final security patch.

Initially, Microsoft said only organized with paid Extended Security Updates contracts would receive a patch for the bug. Everyone else, including all home users, would just have to deal with it. Microsoft then changed course and made the update available to everyone.
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