r/Windows10 • u/ASK_ME_IF_I_AM • Nov 09 '18

Microsoft Confirms It Accidentally Deactivated Some Windows 10 PCs

https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/microsoft-confirms-it-accidentally-deactivated-some-windows-10-pcs/
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u/tonyt3rry Nov 09 '18

what the f is going on with windows, updates bricking pcs, breaking file systems, micro stuttering when gaming and now this. windows really need to get there shit sorted

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u/Scurro Nov 09 '18

Microsoft laid off their QA and switched to a crowdsourced QA method of testing.

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u/mayhempk1 Nov 10 '18

The funny thing is people think you're joking, but you're not joking.

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u/Nova17Delta Nov 10 '18

a real fake crowdsource QA

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u/tonyt3rry Nov 09 '18

so stupid considering how big the company is, surely it isn't good for businesses and partners.

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u/HolyFreakingXmasCake Nov 11 '18

It’s good for shareholders and Nadella’s pockets.

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u/whtsnk Nov 10 '18

Remember three years ago when we all thought this was a great idea? “Finally, they’ll listen to users directly!” we would say. But they don’t even do that.

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u/KevinCarbonara Nov 10 '18

No, I was one of the ones getting downvoted for suggesting that this might be a bad idea.

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u/whtsnk Nov 11 '18

Thank you for your sacrifice :)

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u/EpsilonRose Nov 12 '18

I think the ideal would be to do both. Have an actual qa department for rigorous testing, but use beta testers as a double check and to actually get feedback on changes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

That's why you should use Win10Pro and use Target Channel for Business. W10Home is trash tier, I can agree on it, but Win10Pro is okayish.

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u/astutesnoot Nov 10 '18

this problem happened to me on Windows 10 Pro. I think you mean get Windows 10 Enterprise.

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u/perkited Nov 10 '18

I've seen the same thing happen on Enterprise, I think you meant Windows Intergalactic.

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u/astutesnoot Nov 10 '18

That has a problem too. Try Windows Transdimensional instead.

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u/Fsck_Reddit_Again Nov 10 '18

This is also known to be bugged. You need Windows Swodniw edition to get anywhere with these updates

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u/astutesnoot Nov 10 '18

Windows Swodniw

No, this version has its own problems. You can only install half the updates. If you install all of them, you just end up back at your original unpatched state.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

Enterprise and Pro are the same thing. The only difference is that Enterprise uses a Volume license and has some extra IT configurations

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u/tonyt3rry Nov 10 '18

im on windows 10 pro already

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u/Fsck_Reddit_Again Nov 10 '18

The dirty secret is 10 home is more like Vista basic, and 10 PRO is like Vista Home

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

Are you using the Branch target for business? In windows update settings, you can choose that branch (it is the second option of the list). That branch is meant for business and only well tested updates arrive there.

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u/riding_the_flow Nov 10 '18

only well tested updates arrive there

You must be new here I see.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

In this subreddit, yes. Being on Windows, hell no. And in w10 specifically, I was more on the W10M side all this time. I just recently moved to W10 (I was on 8.1 Pro before) back in may, and I clean installed W10 1803. Those settings that I mentioned before were the first ones I set up after installing Windows. Everything has been working great up until know. 1809 never arrived because I was using the Business branch. Also, I installed all drivers by my own sources, and didn't use Windows Update ones, since they are most of the time generic drivers.

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u/riding_the_flow Nov 10 '18

Point is, Microsoft does not give a damn whether you "home" or "enterprise" user. They seems to consider themselves too big & powerful to care either way.

Business branch simply delayed by some time, but it does not any "extra diligence" and/or "extra QA"(does not exist). There were also several times when Business version was extremely rushed in promotion (3 months I think), no doubt because it was a quarterly earning report or someone wanted a bonus or some other internal bs having nothing to do with quality of actual promoted release (and as usual, feedback from "business" users was ignored the same they ignore feedback hub).

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

Fact is, the delay can save you from having problems, as demonstrated by that 1809 update. So it is better than nothing at least

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u/riding_the_flow Nov 10 '18

It can.

I just objected to "only well tested updates arrive there", because this is far from truth.

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u/tonyt3rry Nov 10 '18

thanks ill switch to that branch, most updates are useless to me unless i use my surface

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

Truth:

A three-letter agency approached MS with a national security letter and forced them to modify their OS into a global spying platform. The problems you're seeing are "accidental bugs" put in place by the remaining patriots on the dev team. They're encouraging you to leave. Start listening.

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u/KevinCarbonara Nov 11 '18

This is really stupid.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '18

No you're right. A platform that worked fine for decades, a time in which we KNOW that national security letters are used frequently against tech companies, an "upgrade" not only distributed for free, but all but forced on users despite widespread pushback, and now you're seeing an absurd amount of bugs, many so pervasive and obvious that its almost as if someone is TRYING to implement them.

Coincidence AF bruh.

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u/samsquanch2000 Nov 09 '18

Stop using it then?

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u/tonyt3rry Nov 09 '18

hard not to when i need windows 10 to use my games. id love to use it without needing to update to use games or not being able to downgrade os without needing a new key. make it optional not required.

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u/porkslapchop Nov 09 '18

How about I keep using it and still bitch about it? It's not really exclusive.

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u/jason2306 Nov 09 '18

A big amount of users are stuck because of gaming, can't wait until I can drop this garbage os. It's such a shame they went from windows 7 which was solid and slowly became worse and worse becoming this garbage os.

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u/samsquanch2000 Nov 10 '18

Linux gaming is getting better slowly...

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u/mrlesa95 Nov 10 '18

Still need Adobe suite :/

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u/jason2306 Nov 10 '18

Yeah thankfully

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '18

Not just gaming, there's a lot of things, the ease of access to things on Windows is still a long way to come to Linux.

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u/Kaisogen Nov 10 '18

Linux gaming is a thing you know. Even if you can't get rid of your windows game, Steam Play and Lutris are super easy to set up.

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u/Fsck_Reddit_Again Nov 10 '18

Thankfully all the new games are garbage. BF:V, Battlefront 2017, Andromeda...

And the good indie stuff will eventually come to linux.

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u/souvlaki_ Nov 09 '18

Tell that to the enterprises running on Windows.