After abruptly pulling the Windows 10 November Update from its download servers last weekend, Microsoft today reversed course. In the process, the company also explained the reason for the sudden decision.

Here's the new official statement:

Recently we learned of an issue that could have impacted an extremely small number of people who had already installed Windows 10 and applied the November update. Once these customers installed the November update, a few of their settings preferences may have inadvertently not been retained. For these customers, we will restore their settings over the coming days and we apologize for the inconvenience. We worked to resolve the issue as quickly as possible - it will not impact future installs of the November update, which is available today.

The Windows 10 media creation tool, which allows Windows users to download installation files for clean installations and upgrades, will once again allow anyone to download build 10586, a full installation package that incorporates the November Update and can be used for clean installs or upgrades...

...A new, just-released cumulative update will restore the settings for anyone who previously upgraded.

And the media creation tool will once again allow downloads of the most recent Current Branch release, in this case build 10586.

Read more: Microsoft reverses course, restores downloads of Windows 10 November Update | ZDNet

See also: First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today - Windows 10 Forums

Posted By: Brink
24 Nov 2015