Microsoft Endorses User-Submitted Workarounds For Windows 10 Anniversary Update Lock-Ups

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If you’re still experiencing freezing issues after installing the Anniversary Update on your Windows 10 PC, then you’re going to have to sit tight a little bit longer. Microsoft initially acknowledged last week that a “small number” of users were experiencing problems in a Community forum posting. Since that time, the thread has received 482 replies and plenty of feedback from affected users.

Now, however, Microsoft has locked the thread due to it being derailed a number of times with off-topic commentary. “We don’t want this one thread to lose focus so after seeing the variety of posts we have decided to lock this thread,” writes Charles. Microsoft has also included an update to the original post, thanking users that did provide valuable feedback.

From users posting here and visiting the Microsoft Store, we have been able to collect log files and are looking into why a small set of users with the two drive configuration (SSD as OS with a second data drive) are experiencing this while the majority with the same configuration proceed as normal.  We will continue to post updates here.

It’s interesting that Microsoft still seems to think that the freezing problems “small set of users”, but at least the company has some good leads on how to eventually squash the problem once and for all. Microsoft even points to some user-submitted solutions including uninstalling older versions of antivirus software or logging in to Windows with a second account, which for some reason appears to solve the freezing issues on the primary account.

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In the meantime, Microsoft is now asking users to visit the following four threads for guidance on resolving any outstanding issues:

If you are experiencing freezing, these threads will have to become your new staging areas until Microsoft releases an appropriate patch.

Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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