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Professional, corporate and educational Windows versions 10 provide more control over Windows Update than the Home version. If you have one of these releases, then starting with the Creators Update you can pause updates and defer some updates.

How to pause Windows 10 updates

Windows can pause updates for 35 days. After this Windows term 10 will automatically unpause, find updates and install them. Windows will need to install the latest updates before you can pause updates again.

To pause updates, go to Settings → Update & Security → Windows Update → Additional options" Scroll down and turn on the Pause Updates option.

Please note that you will only see this option if you are using Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise or Education, and only if you have already installed the update Creators Update. Pausing updates is not available for Windows 10 Home.

How to cancel updates if you installed Creators

Since version Creators Update, Windows allows you to snooze various types updates using the Settings interface. This allows defer updates until they are more widely tested. This option became available in the Windows 10 Anniversary update, which was released in mid-2016, but you needed to run the local editor group policies to use it.

Microsoft breaks Windows updates into three broad categories:

• Security updates eliminate key vulnerabilities. You cannot defer security updates.
• Feature Updates include new features and significant updates to existing features. You can defer feature updates for 365 days.
• Quality updates more like traditional updates operating system and include minor security fixes and driver updates. You can defer quality updates for up to 30 days.

To defer updates for one of the categories, go to Settings → Update & Security → Windows Update → Advanced options. Scroll down and use the options under "Choose when to install updates" to choose how many days you want to delay updates. Set these options to "0" to disable deferring updates.

This page also allows you to determine the readiness level of downloaded updates. The standard option means that you will receive updates when they are available for most users' computers. If you upgrade to the Semi-Annual Channel, you will receive updates only after they have been more thoroughly tested and Microsoft deems them ready for deployment in Enterprise. This often occurs four months after updates are published to private users.

Again, you'll only see this option if you're using Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise, or Education, and only if you've installed the Creators Update. These options are not available in Windows 10 Home.

Windows Update in Windows 10 also automatically updates hardware drivers. You can prevent Windows 10 from updating hardware drivers. Unlike the above options for deferring updates, stopping device driver updates also works in Windows 10 Home Edition.

Sometimes it happens that users' computers experience problems after latest update Windows 10. The operating system has performed a so-called “major” update to Windows 10. After loading the system, the user discovers that as a result of installing the update, some functionality of the system has changed, some components do not function as usual.

I encountered some problems on my computer after updating the operating system to Windows 10 1803 (Windows 10 April 2018 Update). So I decided to write this article to tell you how you can fix some of the problems. Such situations do not occur on all computers, and you may not have to do anything.

Immediately after the official release of the big Windows updates 10, I performed the update on my computers. About different ways to install the update to new version Windows 10 read more. The installation of the system update went without any problems.

As a result of applying updates, Microsoft adds or removes some functionality in the OS and changes settings. In this article we will look at some situations that I encountered on my computer.

We will touch on ways to solve problems that arose after the last system update:

• The hidden recovery partition gets a drive letter in File Explorer.
• The microphone does not work in applications.
• The camera does not work in applications.

A recovery section has appeared in Explorer

Immediately after updating the computer, I opened Explorer and saw that there was new disk 450 MB in size. The disk properties indicate that it is an "Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Partition".

It’s strange that this section appeared on a desktop PC, but on my two laptops additional section didn't show up. A similar section on desktop computer, unlike a laptop (which would be logical), in principle there should not be, since system unit was assembled from individual parts rather than purchased assembled from a PC manufacturer.

After opening Disk Management, I realized that this is a recovery partition that is created on the hard drive with a partition table during the installation of the operating system. After updating Windows 10, the system for some reason assigned a letter to this partition, made the disk open, and named it “Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Partition.”

This is official hidden section, so it would be correct to hide the disk partition in Explorer, because it is completely unnecessary there. In the article I have already described in detail how you can hide a disk partition in different ways. Please note that you cannot remove the letter of the problematic drive from the Disk Management snap-in.

I will duplicate the working method here:

1. Run command line on behalf of the administrator. Read how to start Command Prompt on Windows
2. Enter the commands sequentially (after entering each command, press the “Enter” key):

1. The command line interpreter window will display all drives connected to this computer. To select the right drive, refer to the drive letter and drive size that are displayed in Explorer.
2. Enter the command (volume number is the disk number displayed in the command line, opposite the drive letter):

1. Select the drive letter assigned to the recovery partition on your computer. IN in this case, the letter "D" is selected, you may have another letter. Run the command:

Close the command prompt. Open File Explorer and make sure that the recovery partition has disappeared from the Devices and Drives section.

The microphone does not work in installed programs on the computer

The next problem was the microphone not working. This problem was discovered by accident. I installed it on my wife's smartphone Skype program. Then I decided to demonstrate how the application works: I called from another room from Skype on my computer to Skype on my mobile phone.

It turned out that they couldn’t hear me, but I could hear everything. Before the Windows 10 update, the microphone in Skype program worked normally.

During the conversation, an inscription in Skype signaled that the program could not detect sound card. I checked sound settings in the system and in the program: everything is configured as expected. The microphone indicator works, I can hear myself through the speakers, but nothing in the program works.

First I ran the system one, but the tool did not identify any problems with the sound. Then I reinstalled the audio driver, but that didn't help. An Internet search turned up nothing. I was once again convinced that on the computer and in the program correct settings. In Windows Settings, in the “Sound” section, the microphone works normally, but for some reason Skype cannot detect the sound card.

To test the microphone in another program, I launched the program Camtasia Studio and tried to record a short video. The program immediately warned that there were problems with sound on the computer. It turns out that third party applications nothing to do with it, the problem arose in the operating system. Meanwhile, the microphone in Windows works.

I started looking at all the settings in Windows 10 Settings. The key to solving the problem lay in the “Privacy” section.

Under Privacy, under Application Permissions, select Microphone, and then change some settings:

1. Check the Allow microphone access on this device option to ensure microphone access is enabled.
2. In the “Allow microphone access” setting, you need to move the switch to the “On” position.

1. In the “Select apps that can access your microphone” section, find Skype (or another program) and slide the switch to the “On” position.

After this, the problem of the microphone not working in programs installed on the computer was solved. It turns out that the operating system, after updating to a new version, disabled access to the microphone for programs in order to protect privacy.

The camera does not work in programs on the computer

If a problem with the camera's operation arose after updating the system, you can solve it using the method described above.

Follow these steps:

1. From the Start menu, enter the Settings app.
2. Open the “Privacy” section, in the “Application Permissions” setting, open the “Camera” setting.
3. Make sure camera access is enabled on this computer. In the Allow apps to access the camera option, slide the switch to the On position.
4. In the “Select applications that can access the camera” setting, allow the necessary programs to access the camera.

Conclusions of the article

If problems occur after the latest Windows 10 update, the user can change some system settings. In particular, you can hide the recovery partition from Explorer and solve the problem of non-working devices: microphone and camera.

As it became known, Microsoft yesterday re-released a major Windows 10 October 2018 Update, eliminating shortcomings due to which many users lost their personal files (previously the company returned all files). Let’s immediately say that while the corrected update is available only to Windows Insider testers, it is promised to be released for everyone else as soon as they are convinced that there are no other errors.

Microsoft says it has received a small number of reports of data loss. According to the company, the problem affected only 0.01% of users who installed version 1809.

“We carefully reviewed all reports of data loss, identified and corrected all known issues in the update, and also conducted additional internal reviews,” said John Keble, managing director of Windows Servicing and Delivery.

Apparently, the error that led to the disappearance of files from the “My Documents” folder affected those Windows users 10 who previously enabled the Known Folder Redirection (KFR) feature. The latter is responsible for moving the “Computer”, “Documents”, “Images” and “Screenshots” folders to another drive. But earlier the developers confused Known Folder Redirection with Known Folder Migration, which creates a copy of a folder on a disk in the cloud. After the April update was released, users began reporting duplicate and empty folders being created. In the latest, October update, the developers decided to correct the situation and made appropriate changes to the code for deleting clone folders. That is, they wanted the best, but it turned out as always. Not all deleted folders turned out to be empty.

Interestingly, shortly before the release of the Windows 10 October 2018 update, Windows Insider testers seemed to report some problems to Microsoft, but for some reason the developers did not listen to them. Currently Microsoft time reported that she had improved the tool for feedback and now testers can additionally indicate the severity of the error in their reports.

“We expect this will help us better track the most serious issues even when the number of reports mentioning them is small,” said John Keble.

It remains to add that for those who managed to install Windows 10 October 2018, the company has released a monthly update KB4464330 with fixes.

Let us remind you that this week Microsoft’s price for Windows 10 Home OS increased by 40% – to $139 (in Ukraine – up to 4199 UAH).

Having problems with Windows 10 after updating? Does your computer freeze after entering your password and logging in? The latest Anniversary Update is causing the system to freeze on some computers. See what you can do to get your computer back up and running.

More and more information is appearing on the Internet that the latest Anniversary Update for Windows 10 is not as problem-free as one might initially assume. It turns out that some users have problems with the system freezing after updating to version 1607. The computer boots normally, but after entering the password on the screen Windows login 10 freezes and nothing can be done - the cursor does not work, and the system does not respond to commands from the keyboard. After a reboot, the same thing happens - and so on in a circle. Sometimes the computer freezes immediately after logging in, other times after a few minutes.

All these points are actively discussed in the forums. Several solutions have emerged to help fix this issue.

Important! The solutions below are solely intended to fix the freezing issue that appeared after Anniversary updates Update. Don't use these methods when Windows 10 freezes for other reasons. It is also important that the problem with freezing after the latest Anniversary Update is quite extensive and its occurrence can be caused by many factors, so we are not 100% sure that you will be able to fix the problem using one of the listed methods. On universal solution you'll have to wait - it can only be developed by Microsoft and released as an update.

Method No. 1 - uninstalling update KB3176929

Update KB3176929 includes a set of fixes that should improve Windows operation 10 in version 1607 (that is, after the Anniversary Update). Several users have noticed that the update may cause the computer to freeze. Uninstalling it helped some users get rid of system freezes.

Right-click on the Start button and go to Control Panel. Then go to the Programs and Features tab. The classic window installed on your computer will appear. software. In the left side menu Click on the “View installed updates” tab.

All updates installed on the system will appear in the window that opens. Find here "Update for Microsoft Windows(KB3176929)", select it, then click on the "Delete" button and restart your computer.

Method No. 2 – Installing the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver

The Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver is responsible for the operation hard drives V AHCI mode and RAID. Windows OS has its own versions of drivers, so if you do not have an Intel driver installed, then system files. It turns out that for some users, the lack of a driver from Intel caused Windows 10 to freeze after the Anniversary Update.

If you have a laptop, look for the driver on the manufacturer's website in the section with files for your model. However, if you cannot find it, then the driver can be downloaded from the official Intel website.

After installing the driver, restart your computer. Problem with Windows freezing 10 must be eliminated.

Method #3 – Create a new user account in safe mode

User jaySeraph from the Reddit forum presented his own way, which allowed him to solve the freezing problem. It consists of starting the computer in safe mode, creating a new user account, deleting antivirus programs, scanning your computer with using Windows Defender and restart the computer in normal mode.

Step 1. Start your PC in Safe Mode. This is quite easy to do, even before logging into the system. At the login screen, hold down Shift key on your keyboard and click the Power (Shutdown) icon in the lower right corner, then select Restart. The computer will restart in recovery mode - select "Troubleshoot - Advanced - Boot Options".

Select the option to reboot the system, then on the boot method selection screen, press “4” to enter safe mode.

Step 2. After logging into Windows, open the Settings app and go to the Users tab. Create a new user account (without signing in to a Microsoft account).

Step 3. If you have any security or antivirus software installed on your computer, uninstall it.

Step 4. Sign out of your current account and sign in again using your new user account.

Step 5. Go to the Settings tab via the Start menu and select Update & Security – Windows Defender. Turn off " Automatic sending samples".

Step 6. Launch Windows Defender with search string(type the appropriate name into the search) and allow virus definition updates to run. Execute quick scan systems for threats.

Step 7. After the scan is completed, restart your computer in normal mode and log in using your account which you have previously used.

After following these steps, the problem should go away in most cases. But if Windows still freezes, try the following solutions.

Method #4 – Disabling the AppXsvc service in the Registry Editor

Many users have reported that disabling the AppXsvc service helped them resolve system hangs after the Anniversary Update. This service is responsible for supporting applications downloaded from Windows Store. In addition to freezing the system, AppXsvc can also be very CPU intensive.

To disable it, you need to restart your PC in safe mode. How to do this, see above. After entering safe mode, press the combination Windows keys+R and then in the Run window type the following command:

Confirm its execution by pressing Enter. In the Registry Editor that opens, on the left side of the window, follow the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AppXSvc

Click on the AppXSvc entry on the left side and then look at right side Editor windows. Here are the entries related to this section. Find the “Start” entry and double-click on it to change its value. Set the value to "4". Save the changes by clicking OK, close Registry Editor and restart the computer as usual.

Method No. 5 – Disabling search and preload services into memory

Some users have fixed the freezing issue by disabling the following two services:

• Windows Search;

However, disabling them has certain disadvantages. Windows service Search is responsible for indexing files on disk so that they can be quick search. Disabling this service will affect the speed of searching for files on the disk through search engine Windows.

To disable the service, restart the system, and then press the Windows + R key combination. In the window, enter the command:

services.msc

The System Services window will open. Find the first one listed above (Windows Search).

Double-click on it to enter its properties. Select Stop and then set the startup type to Disabled. Repeat the same for the next service (Memory Preload). After completing these steps, restart your computer.

Method No. 6 – Restoring a previous version of Windows 10 (uninstalling Anniversary Update)

If none of the above solved your problems with your computer freezing after the Anniversary Update, then the only solution is to uninstall the update and go back to previous version Windows 10. Anniversary Update creates backup copy previous version of the OS, so you can go back to it quite easily.

Even if your computer freezes immediately after logging in, you can do it without special problems. Turn on your computer and wait until the login screen appears. At the login screen, press and hold the Shift key, then click the Power (Shut down) icon in the lower right corner and select Restart.

The system will go to the recovery menu. Select "Advanced options - Restore previous build". Next, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Windows 10 will guide you step-by-step through the process of restoring your system to a previous version.

After rolling back to previous Windows 10 (without the Anniversary Update), just in case, completely disable the installation of updates (Delay updates) until Microsoft releases a patch that corrects the freezing problems.

Extensive fragmentation of devices using the operating system Windows system 10, leads to the fact that on some computers its updates can lead to various kinds of problems. Microsoft regularly releases updates for Windows, trying to adapt the system to all devices, but the system does not always work as it should after a major update. If you encounter errors after updating Windows 10, you can roll back the system to the previous one stable version, and within the framework of the article we will figure out how to do this.

What errors may occur with Windows 10 after updating

After updating your computer, various errors may occur in the operation of the system on your computer. Most often, users encounter the following problems:

• Some applications do not launch due to incompatibility with updated version operating system;
• Video card drivers are not working correctly, sound card and other computer devices;
• The system is very slow during operation - applications launch slowly, Internet speed is significantly behind the levels before the update.

If you encounter problems with your computer after updating Windows 10, the first thing we recommend is to try updating the drivers by downloading them from the official websites of hardware developers. When problems arise at work specific applications, it makes sense to try updating the program.

In a situation where updates do not help solve problems, you can roll back Windows 10 to a previous stable version.

Important: After updating, the Windows 10 failover feature to the previous stable version is available for 10 days.

How to roll back Windows 10 after updating through settings

Many operating system options that were previously hidden away in system utilities, Microsoft brought to Windows settings 10. Through them, you can, among other things, roll back the system to the latest stable version. To do this, follow these steps:

After this the process will begin Windows rollback 10 to the previous stable version.

How to roll back Windows 10 after updating through the recovery environment

Another way to restore a stable version of the operating system after an update is to use a recovery environment.

Please note: The recovery environment can also be used in situations where Windows 10 stops loading after an update.

There are several ways to get into the recovery environment in Windows 10:

• At working version operating system, this can be done through “Start”. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, and then in the Start menu, click on the “Restart” option. The computer will boot into recovery mode;
• With the help installation disk or flash drives. To do this, insert the drive into your computer and install it in BIOS loading from him. You can also use a recovery disk.

Once in the recovery environment, follow these steps to roll back Windows 10 to the previous stable version:

After this, the process of restoring to the previous stable version of the system will begin.