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Posted on 07/05/2020 8:15:21 AM PDT by dayglored
Microsoft emits a fix for those fearful of Registry tinkering
While Microsoft was showing off its new OneDrive toys, the company also slipped out a fix for brave souls running Windows 10 2004 and finding Files On-Demand a little borked.
Issues have been rumbling for a few weeks now as users of the new OS began complaining that "OneDrive cannot connect to Windows", rendering the Files On-Demand feature, which pulls data down from the cloudy bit barn when needed, broken.
Some found that a Registry tweak would bring the process back to life. Others continued to struggle.
Microsoft pointed to devices or apps that use legacy file system filter drivers as the culprit, leaving some machines unable to connect to OneDrive via the OneDrive app. The afflicted were unable to download new files or open previously synced files - thus somewhat undermining the point.
Some users took the proffered option to simply download all files from OneDrive, but several found even that process hopelessly broken.
For those not keen on the manual workaround of fiddling with the Registry and restarting for each account, Microsoft has put out a troubleshooter to restore access to Files On-Demand. Imaginatively titled "Files On-Demand troubleshooter", the app will run automatically for some users. For others, it will need to be manually started (again for every account) and, after a restart, Files On-Demand should work once again.
The issue affects both the Personal and Business versions of the OneDrive client under Windows 10 2004, although files can still be uploaded and downloaded via the web interface for the storage service.
"Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release," the company said on its support page for the matter.
The problem does not appear in Microsoft's health dashboard for Windows 10 2004, although users began complaining shortly after the OS was released.
It isn't the only issue with the OS update. Problems persist with Windows 10 2004 more than a month following its release and include difficulties with Bluetooth, and a stop error when plugging or unplugging a Thunderbolt dock. ®
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Mark
I already went through a 5+ month battle trying to determine the source of my Win 10 Pro PC (new as of early January 2020) intermittently losing network/Internet connection (on a wired network). For now, I’m waiting on installing the 2004 Update.
Never switched over to 10. How is it?
I don’t use OneDrive. I like my personal computer to remain personal despite Microsoft’s best efforts.
Never, ever trust the cloud.
It works pretty well, overall. As with everything, there are pros and cons and everybody has an opinion.
The underlying operating system is faster and more stable than any of its predecessors.
The user interface is a modified version of the Windows 8 "Metro" look and feel, which was intended for phones, not computers, and so many users find it annoying and ugly on a regular monitor. But look and feel is a matter of personal taste.
Privacy is an issue since it sends a lot of "telemetry" data back to Microsoft Central and you have to work hard to make it (mostly) stop sending it.
I use it at work because we have to, and it's okay. I have both Win10 and Win7 at home, depending on the application I'm running, but I don't put my Win7 systems on the internet any more because the security updates stopped in January and it's now a serious security liability to use it for web work.
The so-called "cloud" is nothing more than "somebody else's datacenter". There's nothing whatsoever "magic" or "special" about it. You don't have any control whatsoever over it, and you're trusting the people who run it to be honest.
What could possibly go wrong?
When OneDrive shows up I always uninstall it
I try to avoid putting anything important or private on other people's computers (datacenters, a.k.a. cloud).
I use it on ONE machine, dedicated to my flight simulators.
A recent update BORKED my startup. It now takes forever to boot. One day I turned it on and checked on it throughout the day. Hours later it made it to the Startup, bios screen the motherboard shows.
Yesterday, it managed that feat in about 20 minutes. I tried to shut down all future updates which I DO NOT NEED AND WILL NEVER NEED. It will only allow one to put off updates for 30 days or something. Then I will be FORCED to update.
I would rather go back to windows 7. But I’d have to purchase that. I don’t want to give them any more money.
Just pisses me off. If I weren’t a flight simmer, I wouldn’t own a single Windows device.
Bump!
That kind of problem is usually software, but I haven't seen any tech articles yet about that particular symptom, so it might be a hardware issue -- something broken in your machine. Even if it's unlikely, I'd suggest having that checked before the warranty runs out.
Windows 7 forever :)
I have been living through this since 1990. The OS company blames the hardware company, the hardware company blames the program company, and the program company blames the OS, and everyone say update to the latest patch. Uh-huh...
Take a look at https://0patch.com/ for your Win 7 machine.
A 2004 update? They are only 16 years behind schedule? Sounds about right.
The issue and suggested solution was posted below, about the time I fired up my new Win 10 Pro PC, but for some reason, I never found the thread until 5+ months later. Ugh.
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-uninstalling-Killer-Control-Center/td-p/7447334
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