Microsoft's October 2018 update for Windows 10 (v1809) has been delayed again following the discovery of a second data deletion problem. The likely release date will now move into November. The latest problem involves zip files and was uncovered while the Windows Insider Community were testing the fix for the previous issue where files were deleted during the update when known folder redirection was being used. You can read about this issue in my previous bloghere.
The latest problem occurs when you attempt to copy the contents of a zipped file to another location without carrying out the extract command first. The greatest risk appears to be carrying out a 'move' when it can fail and the contents of the original zip file can also disappear too. Microsoft Agent M. Hamer has written about the problem in detail and you can read the full explanationhere.
While the wait for the new release continues I would urge caution when it comes to clicking the 'Check for Updates' button on your Computer. This subject will be the feature of a future blog but it now appears that clicking this button returns updates that are still in the testing cycle. This is because they assume that by clicking the button rather than waiting for updates to arrive automatically that this is what you want. You therefore effectively join the testing process.
