14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft started the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) rollout on October 2 following an official announcement at the company’s Surface event the same day.
The update, however, got pulled only a few days later due to a critical bug that led to the removal of user files during the installation, with Microsoft explaining that the issue impacted data stored in OS libraries.
With all download options blocked, only a few users actually managed to upgrade their devices to Windows 10 version 1809, and this can only be a good thing given the critical issues found in the OS.
In the meantime, a fix for this glitch has been in beta testing for nearly two weeks, with insiders the Slow and Release Preview rings provided with a new build that supposedly addresses it.
Now I’m hearing that Microsoft is close to completing this testing of the fix and is gearing up for resuming the rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update to users worldwide. While the decision could be pushed back overnight should any major issue be discovered, the timing does make sense given we’re approaching the end of October.
Cumulative updates also planned
The October 2018 Update is obviously supposed to be released to users this month, and with only a few days left, it’s likely that the company does want to stick with its initial launch target.
A similar thing happened with the previous OS feature update too. The release of Windows 10 April 2018 Update was delayed due to a bug discovered at the last minute, and Microsoft eventually started allowing manual downloads from Windows Update on April 30.
There’s a chance that the rollout of the April 2018 Update could thus resume either this week or early next week in order to align the launch with the original target.
In the meantime, however, Microsoft has many other issues to fix, including a file overwrite problem that’s said to impact a big number of systems. Cumulative updates could also land soon for these users in order to resolve the reported errors.