On August 14, news came that Microsoft began officially pushing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update on August 2, bringing many a brand-new, surprising experience. But a few days later, quite a few users reported that their PCs froze during use, and there is currently no fix.
By yesterday, Microsoft had confirmed two major bugs. The first bug: after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, some disk partitions disappear for no reason and become unpartitioned format, but in fact the partitions and data are still there, and Microsoft is working on a fix patch. The second bug: some users’ PCs freeze and become unusable after the upgrade.
Regarding the above issues, Microsoft explained officially: “Only users who installed Windows 10 on an SSD and put their programs and data on another disk are affected.” Booting in Safe Mode also avoids the phenomenon, so you can temporarily fix it by moving programs and data to the system disk in Safe Mode, or simply downgrade to the old version of Windows.
For the first bug, foreign media gave three solutions, but they can’t guarantee they work for everyone:
- Optimize the registry;
- Move/install apps to the system disk;
- Install/update the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) driver.
Finally, it’s suggested that Windows 10 users not blindly install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update recently, and wait a month before seeing. If you’ve already updated, then be patient and wait for Microsoft’s fix patch. However, according to official news, Microsoft is developing a fix patch, but has not announced a specific schedule.