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What the hell are you doing with your Windows profiles. I've admin'd many Windows machines and have a Windows install AND a VM windows install and have literally never had a problem with windows profile. Have you at least attempted to debug the issue, or can you point to a issue report you have filed?

This is someone who uses linux for 99.99% of all computing things, so its not like I'm a Windows shill

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They might mean things like having all their file type associations wiped out because feature updates insist on doing that, rather than literally having their profile destroyed.

Then again, I've seen Windows do weirder things.

Both.

Provide issue links

Here you go:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/window...

and numerous others.

Why does it happen? I have no idea, and probably Microsoft doesn't either. Nevertheless, it means the update process is broken. After such a case you may feel like you have the alternative of either running unsecure system or losing your data, so you may even consider the first option. Except you can't unless you pay for the Enterprise version.

I just accept that 10 is buggy at this point and have no desire for an even buggier/jankier 11.

Current bugs: - every MS app store app has the windows image preview program icon, despite following every guide I could find to fix this.

- sometimes WiFi just dies, and won't come back until I disable the card, full reboot, then enable it (Intel 6 chipset AFAIK, so not some noname brand)

- explorer randomly dies when switching virtual desktops and then comes back. I've had this one 3 machines now and I've no clue why.

>- explorer randomly dies when switching virtual desktops and then comes back. I've had this one 3 machines now and I've no clue why.

Were you using an Nvidia graphics card and did you right click on the left box of explorer where the quick access toolbar is? This is a common issue with Nvidias context menu in that situation.

Nvidia card....not sure about the rest, this has happened with the shortcuts at least.

it's a longstanding problem with the NVidia CPL Context Menu Extension.

Filing an issue report? Against Windows? Are you joking?

Feedback Hub exists and has been useful to me on several occasions.

Ok I'll give it a go in good faith the next time I have a problem.

Unfortunately true. Microsoft support these days, even the paid support, is a complete trainwreck. We had cause to open 2 separate tickets for two separate issues lately. One of them was clearly a bug, has a community forum issue about it with oodles of data provided, and nearly a month in to the ticket I'm still getting 'try this configuration' style bullshit from some low-level tech. I would expect that for free, but for paid support?

The other issue is being handled by the DBA but it sounds like he's getting a similar treatment.

In my previous job, I have seen windows support cases escalated to somebody who know how to do kernel debugging. I have no idea how much did that cost, but this level of support does exist.

Run two upgrades in a row..see how it goes for you. I ran insider edition for years and that's a pretty common scenario when doing updates. And that's not even the legit bugs that have occured as well.

I've done this for dozens of computers. I have not seen this issue.

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