14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Vista is often described as Microsoft’s biggest flop in history, and long-time Windows users probably know this isn’t very far from the truth.
Terrible performance, crashes, and issues every once in a while turned Vista into a nightmare that even Microsoft wanted to let behind once and for all.
And while so many years have passed since then, there are moments when thinking about Vista is pretty much the most obvious thing to do. This is one of those moments.
Windows 10 version 1809, officially called October 2018 Update, is the buggiest Windows 10 feature update in a long time, and despite its rollout already suspended, the few users who managed to install it keep reporting more and more issues.
Basically, the rollout started on October 2 on Windows Update, and users were allowed to get the new OS version by simply checking for updates. A few days later, Microsoft suspended the rollout due to a critical bug that removed files stored in libraries during the upgrade, and although a fix has been shipped to insiders, the October update is still nowhere to be seen for production devices.
“Bugs, bugs everywhere.”
And as if this critical issue wasn’t enough, the number of bugs making the headlines is increasing every day. No matter if they’re small glitches affecting the overall performance of the OS or critical problems that lead to data loss or app crashes, they all seem to turn the October update into the new Windows Vista.
Microsoft has adopted a rather unexpected approach for the release of version 1809. After being tested as part of preview builds for several months, the company skipped the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider program and made the RTM build available for production PCs directly.
This means the company skipped one testing stage, which should basically be a sign that the development team considered the October update stable and reliable enough for everyone.
As it eventually turned out, it wasn’t, and the number of bugs found by users is shocking, to say the least, especially after so many months of testing. Below are just a few of the most widespread issues with the October 2018 Update, and I haven’t even included isolated reports that could very well impact more PCs once the new version becomes available for all:
For now, Microsoft doesn’t talk too much about the October 2018 Update fiasco, and the company is probably hard at work on getting the release ready for the second time.
By the looks of things, however, users are prepared to handle this new update more cautiously, especially following all these problems experienced after the original release. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee that everything would go smoother, and nobody can blame users if they don’t upgrade their PCs on day one after the October update goes live again.
Referring to Windows 10 October 2018 Update as the second Vista kind of makes sense given all of the above, but as always, you’re the ones to decide. Is Windows 10 version 1809 the new Vista? Do you plan to upgrade your PC to version 1809 when it re-becomes available?
Just let us know what you think in the box after the jump.