To be honest, it seems Microsoft isn't giving a sh*t to the whole Insider Preview program anymore.
I remember seeing reports of this "Missing Files After Update" bug on the Feedback Hub since at least at least 3 months ago and yet they shipped the final build without addressing it. The retail build of the October 2018 update (more specifically, build 17763.1) also shipped with a known bug in the Task Manager where it won't show accurate CPU usage and the expand/collapse arrows blink indefinitely that was also reported in the Feedback Hub for at least 1 month. And guess what, the cumulative update they just released (KB4464330) still didn't fix that.
They also completely skipped their Release Preview ring this time and they simply didn't release any Redstone 5 builds to the Slow ring at all. TL;DR you're drunk Microsoft, go home
I'm always having to un-fuck MS Excel on my dad's work machine. With Office, they've apparently completely got rid of the beta/preview update track, and declared that this paid software which underpins a terrifying number of the systems which make the world keep running is always a beta for every user, with different beta features being pushed to different users depending on who-knows-what, so now everyone has crashes and bugs.
On a lighter note, in an attempt to learn DirectX so I can apply for jobs which don't want OpenGL, I've ported my bunny to DirectX and now it's gone rusty:
(10-10-2018, 10:08 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]With Office, they've apparently completely got rid of the beta/preview update track, and declared that this paid software which underpins a terrifying number of the systems which make the world keep running is always a beta for every user [...]
Are you on Office 365 or Office 2019? I've seen a tool that can manually set the update track for Click-2-Run installs of Office, but I have tested it only in the Commercial Preview of Office 2019...
(10-10-2018, 09:52 AM)mbc07 Wrote: [ -> ]To be honest, it seems Microsoft isn't giving a sh*t to the whole Insider Preview program anymore.
I remember seeing reports of this "Missing Files After Update" bug on the Feedback Hub since at least at least 3 months ago and yet they shipped the final build without addressing it. The retail build of the October 2018 update (more specifically, build 17763.1) also shipped with a known bug in the Task Manager where it won't show accurate CPU usage and the expand/collapse arrows blink indefinitely that was also reported in the Feedback Hub for at least 1 month. And guess what, the cumulative update they just released (KB4464330) still didn't fix that.
They also completely skipped their Release Preview ring this time and they simply didn't release any Redstone 5 builds to the Slow ring at all. TL;DR you're drunk Microsoft, go home
i have many questions about this rant tbh.
the missing files thing is bad, ye. not gonna deny that. but what if the benefits of releasing was deemed more worth then the chances of people losing files? (but obviously backfired and wasnt that worth it)
are the bugs you are speaking off for everyone? does everyone have them? probably not, and even if they were they are probably fixed a month ago when reported but releasing its fix takes time. hell, maybe it was decided to be fixed in a later version.
most companies wont have any issues with this anyway. because, you know, wsus
... its funny how since i started working as a developer earlier this year, im looking at this completely different now...
(10-10-2018, 09:52 AM)mbc07 Wrote: [ -> ]To be honest, it seems Microsoft isn't giving a sh*t to the whole Insider Preview program anymore.
I remember seeing reports of this "Missing Files After Update" bug on the Feedback Hub since at least at least 3 months ago and yet they shipped the final build without addressing it. The retail build of the October 2018 update (more specifically, build 17763.1) also shipped with a known bug in the Task Manager where it won't show accurate CPU usage and the expand/collapse arrows blink indefinitely that was also reported in the Feedback Hub for at least 1 month. And guess what, the cumulative update they just released (KB4464330) still didn't fix that.
They also completely skipped their Release Preview ring this time and they simply didn't release any Redstone 5 builds to the Slow ring at all. TL;DR you're drunk Microsoft, go home
They are strangely focusing less on bug resolving for the past few months and more on adding functionalities, just judging by the enormous list of "Known Bugs" on the last Redstone 5 builds. I feel they kinda rushed this one, Fast Ring is already on 19H1 builds. Also remember that Microsoft decided to completely remove their Quality Team because the Insider Program was now there to do their job.
I was on the Slow Ring for Redstone 5 and I got some builds... Idk what happened to you this time...
(10-10-2018, 08:02 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: [ -> ]I think that issue may have affected me, good thing I didn't update.
Even if you updated, you would have still found your missing files in the Windows.old folder (unless you rush-delete that folder after each update like I do)...
(10-10-2018, 03:12 PM)DacoTaco Wrote: [ -> ]i have many questions about this rant tbh.
the missing files thing is bad, ye. not gonna deny that. but what if the benefits of releasing was deemed more worth then the chances of people losing files? (but obviously backfired and wasnt that worth it)
Well, I'm an Insider user pretty much since they opened up the program. Since the very beginning they had the Feedback Hub app and for previous releases (Redstone 4 and earlier) they took the feedback posted here seriously, but for Redstone 5 (aka the October Update) they got very silent. About the file deletion bug, I saw only one report but
this guy collected way more complaints about this than what I found personally.
(10-10-2018, 03:12 PM)DacoTaco Wrote: [ -> ]are the bugs you are speaking off for everyone? does everyone have them? probably not, and even if they were they are probably fixed a month ago when reported but releasing its fix takes time. hell, maybe it was decided to be fixed in a later version.
most companies wont have any issues with this anyway. because, you know, wsus
I haven't been affected by the file deletion issue probably because I store my user folder in a separate partition, but for the Task Manager bug, yes, everyone on Insider Preview was affected, it first appeared in early September when they shipped build 18234 (for those who opted to "Skip Ahead") and they even listed that as a "Known Issue" in the
blog post of the 17763 build, probably after being bombarded for weeks about this issue in the Feedback Hub.
Also, in all previous releases, when they "locked" in a build that they think was ready to ship for everyone, they first released it on the Release Preview ring (which ships the build for a greater user base, not just Insider Preview users), waited for feedback, fix any issue not caught by the Insider Preview users and the public bug bashes in a cumulative update (for the October 2018 update we had two bug bashes) and only then they shipped the now "RTM" build with this cumulative update already applied to everyone. But this time they simply rushed and pushed build 17763 directly to everyone without passing in the Release Preview ring, for absolutely no reason.
They could've delayed the update if they wanted, they did this with the April 2018 update after all, it was originally scheduled for a late-March release but got pushed to early-May once they found a bug causing random BSoDs. Also, they already shipped two cumulative updates for build 17763 (aka October 2018 update) and the Task Manager bug is still here, even through it was already fixed in build 18252 that they shipped for the Insiders in 2nd October, the same day they started rolling out the unpatched 17763 build with the file deletion bug...
You can really use only Linux if you do more than browsing, music and video, I must say. I hope that'll teach Microsoft a lesson on more caring on bugs discovered by Insiders in the very last builds, even more because it was originally for fixing another bug we noticed a whiiile ago! X)
Soooo it's about KFR (Known Folder Redirection). Since Windows Vista (or Windows 7, not sure if it's a feature of NT 6.0 or introduced later), you can actually move your personal folder to another location than the default location, which is C:\Users\username\. So for example, for your Documents folder, it's in C:\Users\username\Documents by default, but you can change that if you want to (like I did personally, because C: is my SSD drive and I moved several personal folders to my mechanical drive G:). This thing make also your main user folder more "virtual" than real, because it shows all your personal folders, even if they are not in this default location, and the folders in C:\Users\username\.
To do enable KFR, right-click on the desired folder, select Properties and check the "Location" tab (I think, it's "Emplacement" in French). It shows where this folder actually is and you can move it or point another folder from there.
Now onto the issue itself. The issue we (Insiders) noticed first, is when KFR is enabled, at each new build, Windows was creating a new empty folder in the default location if the concerned folder was not here anymore. For example, for me, the "Documents" folder is no longer in C:\Users\username\Documents, as I moved it, but Windows created a new one each time. This was pretty annoying, because it created a double empty folder with the exact same name and icon, that you had to delete yourself each time without mistaking folders.
With that being said, Microsoft decided, on the very last Redstone 5 builds, to prevent Windows from creating this empty folders for user folders where KFR was enabled. But, they also decided that Windows should also remove these folders if they exist, thinking it was a empty double folder. But actually, a very few users decided to enable KFR on some personal folder AND to keep documents on the original folder at the same time (which is stupid I think, because the two folders are completely identical at first glance, making the user main folder confusing). Therefore, the original folder was deleted as expected, but the files in it with them.
Now with the new update, as I see, Windows checks if the folder is empty or not BEFORE deleting it if KFR is enabled for that folder...
I hope it was clear enough, otherwise I might use screenshots if needed...
I just beat Iconoclasts. It was super good! A nice little metroidvania with super crisp controls, lots of exploring and backtracking, and a good story - just my kind of game! I loved it enough to 100% it~ The difficulty was very nice; Standard Mode was very nicely balanced, giving me a little challenge without being brutal.
I collected everything but I didn't really bother to use that to make all of the tweaks, even though I could have. ┐(^~^)┌ But it was still a 100% run as far as I'm concerned!
I am still trying to complete Iconocasts. For quite some time... I just couldn't do it... It is just sooooo tedious, long-stretched and boring at times. Especially during story sequences... Which is weird, because I love getting into the lore... But it does not quite resonate with me... I kinda hate the protagonist. She is just too clumsy in her animations, it looks awkward. Perhaps one day... Perhaps... I ain't giving up yet, especially when I am already halfway. At least I like the boss fights, these are cool and original.
Now try CrossCode next... Or... What is exactly your next game on your list?
I'm probably going to wait to play CrossCode till it comes to consoles. I generally prefer playing retro-y games on Switch, it's a great platform for games like that! Like Iconoclasts~