Microsoft Hustles to fix bugs in Windows 10 Version 1809 Update

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 October 2018 Update or Version 1809 has a long list of bugs that apart from making Windows 10 PCs unusable also resulted in the loss of personal files. Let us read more to know what these bugs are and their fixes.



Windows 10 Version 1809 Update: Windows 10’s October 2018 update – the sixth major release of the Window’s operating system – code-name Redstone 5 comes with numerous bugs that not only renders your System unusable but also results in the loss of personal files.

This second semi-annual update of Windows 10 in 2018 aimed to introduce a new set of features to enhance productivity, security and performance of Windows 10 PCs. However, this new updated version of Windows 10 has not been well received by users who have already started telling horror stories about the new update. Soon this update is expected to become a scary anecdote in Microsoft’s history again.



If user’s system had Known Folder Redirection (KFR) enabled, the OS version update led to the creation of an extra, empty copy of default folders of Windows like Documents or Pictures, Videos, etc. on their device. KFR is the process of redirecting the known folders of Windows including Documents, Desktop, Videos, Pictures, Screenshots, etc. from the default folder location, i.e. C:\users\username\, to a new folder location.

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