Microsoft Admits Bug In Windows 10 Update: Fresh Installs Now Fixed Too

Earlier this week I wrote about Microsoft apparently pulling the recent November update for Windows 10 from its Media Creation Tool (MCT). This meant that anyone installing the new OS from fresh, would have to go through the long process of downloading and installing the November update.

This could add hours to your average fresh install, but thankfully, Microsoft has come clean and admitted that there were issues with the update – both the one it slipstreamed into the MCT install files and the one dished out on Windows Update.

The Media Creation Tool is a great piece of software for advanced users that want to reinstall Windows 10 from fresh.

Pulling the update from the MCT install files was one big headache for many users, especially as there was no indication from Microsoft that it would reinstate the November update into the MCT – this should have been made clear. However, the other side of the story likely brought up the issues of privacy once again for Microsofts new OS.

The issue, Microsoft told me and various other journalists today, was along the lines that the update reset many of the contentious privacy settings that many users have turned off. Users have been reporting that after installing the update, they were unaware that these settings had been switched back on:

Recently we learned of an issue that could have impacted an extremely small number of people who had already installed Windows 10 and applied the November update (Version 1511). When the November update was installed, a few settings preferences may have inadvertently not been retained for advertising ID, Background apps, SmartScreen Filter, and Sync with devices. This issue has been fixed in the update that accompanies KB3120677.

For those customers who previously installed the November update (Version 1511), we are working to help restore their previous settings over the coming days and we apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, users interested in checking their settings can find them by going to Settings, thenPrivacy.

• Select General to adjust the advertising ID and SmartScreen Filter.

• Select Other devices to adjust your Sync with devices settings.

• Select Background apps to review the applications set to run in the background.

So it seems that Microsoft is very aware that these settings are been keenly watched by many users, so it’s good to see it did the right thing here. However, what would have been nice is an earlier explanation about what was happening as well as statement that the update would, at some point, be reintegrated into the MCT files. Thankfully, the issue has only lasted a couple of days and everything looks to be back to normal.

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