[Alas Babylon!]

Bad news. You might want to post this again. The 1809 Update has been halted, as follows:

Read more here.

As I reported earlier, I have had zero problems, but for those that did, you can call Microsoft. As a Microsoft MVP, this sucks, but it is real.

[dayglored]

Yikes, yeah that’s worth a warning. I’ll re-ping the Windows Ping List, and if the comments come back with bad experiences, it’ll be worth a fresh warning thread.

[dayglored]

Windows 10 Update **WARNING**... PING!
DO NOT INSTALL OCTOBER UPDATE 1809 AT THIS TIME
SEE COMMENT #38 ABOVE

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

Thanks to Alas Babylon! for the heads-up on this one!

Microsoft says:

"We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809)* for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating.

If you have manually checked for updates and believe you have an issue with missing files after an update, please minimize your use of the affected device and contact us directly at +1-800-MICROSOFT, or find a local number in your area https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051701/global-customer-service-phone-numbers. Alternatively use a different device to contact us at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus/ (link will vary according to country of origin).

If you have manually downloaded the Windows 10 October 2018 Update installation media, please don’t install it and wait until new media is available.

We will provide an update when we resume rolling out the Windows 10 October 2018 Update to customers."

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4464619/windows-10-update-history