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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 literall

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

0x0nyandesu 5y ago
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.
- NikolaeVarius 5y ago
  I've done this for dozens of computers. I have not seen this issue.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
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.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y ago
  Both.
  - NikolaeVarius 5y ago
    Provide issue links
    - hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
      Here you go: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/updates-that-delete-your-profile/3b3badad-63fb-46b0-a302-34712d45bf74 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update-deleted-my-profile/8c59c9d7-cf12-486d-87ca-3ad9e91b4d7d https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-update-deleted-my-main-profile/4151e469-84df-4247-814d-715e8a27b132 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/window... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-update-deleted-user-profiles/0ddab4b6-83e3-4525-8bbb-964cd2c57845 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.
yrro 5y ago
Filing an issue report? Against Windows? Are you joking?
- nixgeek 5y ago
  Feedback Hub exists and has been useful to me on several occasions.
  - yrro 5y ago
    Ok I'll give it a go in good faith the next time I have a problem.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  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.
  - j16sdiz 5y ago
    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.
tehbeard 5y ago
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.
- LegitShady 5y ago
  >- 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.
  - tehbeard 5y ago
    Nvidia card....not sure about the rest, this has happened with the shortcuts at least.
    - LegitShady 5y ago
      it's a longstanding problem with the NVidia CPL Context Menu Extension.

0x0nyandesu 5y ago

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.

NikolaeVarius 5y ago
I've done this for dozens of computers. I have not seen this issue.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

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.

0x0nyandesu 5y ago
Both.
- NikolaeVarius 5y ago
  Provide issue links
  - hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
    Here you go: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/updates-that-delete-your-profile/3b3badad-63fb-46b0-a302-34712d45bf74 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update-deleted-my-profile/8c59c9d7-cf12-486d-87ca-3ad9e91b4d7d https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/update... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-update-deleted-my-main-profile/4151e469-84df-4247-814d-715e8a27b132 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/window... https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-update-deleted-user-profiles/0ddab4b6-83e3-4525-8bbb-964cd2c57845 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.

yrro 5y ago

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

nixgeek 5y ago
Feedback Hub exists and has been useful to me on several occasions.
- yrro 5y ago
  Ok I'll give it a go in good faith the next time I have a problem.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
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.
- j16sdiz 5y ago
  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.

tehbeard 5y ago

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.

LegitShady 5y ago
>- 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.
- tehbeard 5y ago
  Nvidia card....not sure about the rest, this has happened with the shortcuts at least.
  - LegitShady 5y ago
    it's a longstanding problem with the NVidia CPL Context Menu Extension.