Michael is having issues upgrading to the latest Windows 10 update. It keeps failing. What can he do? Rich says that Mike can take his computer to a nearby Microsoft store and they'll do a free diagnostic to see what's going on. It sounds though like it could be some sort of virus or malware. Worst case, he can back up the data, format the hard drive, and start over with a clean install.
Tom wanted to learn Linux, so he loaded up Linux on his PC. After a month, Windows now wants to install a feature update 1903 and now he's lost a partition. Leo says that Windows is being "bossy," thinking that it's the only OS you should have. So it "clobbers" your boot record and causes a boot-up issue. It's a common, yet complicated issue. You need to have a boot manager to sort it all out. Leo recommends GRUB. It gets loaded first and then asks you which OS you want to use. Most likely, the update redid the master boot record, damaging it.
Dale bought a Windows 10 DVD upgrade disc because he couldn't download it. Leo says he should be able to download it by pressing the Windows Key + "Update and Security." Then he can enter the new Windows 10 Pro product key, press "next", and it should download for him.
After users complained of having their data, and even their profiles deleted, Microsoft has pulled the Windows 10 Fall 1809 update. Leo hasn't had that problem, however. But Microsoft has paused until they can figure out what's up.
After numerous complaints that users were having all their files deleted during upgrading, Microsoft has pulled their Fall 1809 Windows 10 update and recommends to users who have lost files to use Recuva to get them back (but only in some cases). This is a similar issue that plagued their 1803 update last Spring. Another issue is that your profile may get deleted as well! So it's really serious issue and Microsoft was wise to pull it back. But it's baffling that since millions are part of the Windows 10 beta test, how this could happen without Microsoft seeing it coming.
Dale updated to Windows 10, but when the January update came out, he ran into a lot of issues. Should he go back to Windows 7? Leo says no. That's not the answer. Lately, there have been issues with updates coming from Microsoft, and it's not unusual for some computers to have issues with large updates. A simple fix is to start fresh with Windows 10. Dale should back up his data, then format the hard drive and reinstall Windows. He should first go to Microsoft and download the Media Creation Tool. Then he can put that on a USB key and plug it in.
Lou is constantly being bugged by Microsoft to upgrade to Windows 10. Leo says Lou should. It's important to keep up to date (whether he wants it or not) to keep his hardware protected. But with a low storage device like Lou's Acer, he can't really update. Leo says in that case, it's incumbent on Microsoft to figure out how to update it. If he can't update, even if he wants to, and he's just being harassed by Microsoft, that's just bad.
Stan is trying to update his computer, but he can't download the files (there's an exclamation point). So he turned it off and turned it back on and it updated anyway. Leo says that it's likely his computer was made compatible by Microsoft and when he turned it back on, it did the update because it was ready to. Windows also has a troubleshooter that could help.
Dave had a problem with a Windows update and he realized that if he deleted another program that Roxio installed, then it worked just fine. But now several programs he relies upon don't work. Leo says that it could be a problem with apps that are 32-bit, though Windows 10 still supports them. Microsoft may have killed off third-party 32-bit support. There is a program compatibility troubleshooter in Windows 10 Control Panel. It could walk him through how to run his app in compatibility mode.
John is trying to update Windows 10, but he gets an error message that says it cannot connect to the update servers. Leo says that it seems to be an ongoing issue with many Windows 10 users. Microsoft has a troubleshooter online that can help solve that issue. Some have solved it by uninstalling the network card and letting Windows 10 reinstall it.
