14 DAY TRIAL // Another day, another bug discovered in Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update), and according to user reports, the whole thing leads to the installation to fail completely.
Basically, what happens is that Windows 10 users cannot install the new version 1809 on their systems if the developer mode is enabled.
While it’s not clear why this is happening, there are several reports, including recommendations offered by Microsoft agents on the company’s Community forums, which indicate that turning off the developer mode before the installation is the only workaround available now.
This means that before installing version 1809, you should first disable the developer mode in settings and only then begin the update. This solution has already been confirmed as effective by several users, though Microsoft itself has remained completely tight-lipped on everything related to this bug.
No confirmation from Microsoft
In some cases, users claim that the installation of the Windows 10 version 1809 fails at 16 percent, just before the system begins undoing changes to restore the files and bring back the computer to the previous Windows 10 version. Once this is complete, users are prompted to login in to their old desktops.
At this point, it’s still not known how many users are impacted by this bug, but Microsoft is yet to acknowledge it. After re-releasing the October 2018 Update, Microsoft promised increased transparency regarding Windows 10 issues, and since then, several other problems have been confirmed.
Windows 10 version 1809 was originally released in early October but pulled only a few days later after Microsoft discovered a critical bug causing the removal of files stored in libraries. The update went live for the second time a couple of weeks ago, but the experience is far from flawless. Microsoft is shipping the update in stages to devices worldwide.
Via WL