Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary install fail: 'We're finalizing fix"

Just because you personally haven't experienced any problems doesn't mean the OS is perfect.

Winuser said:

MS needs to realize that there are way to many variables involved and that forced updates is never going to work. ...

And when MS fails to recognize the obvious we find ourselves in ... , uh, well, the world of Win10.

Winuser said:

MS needs to realize that there are way to many variables involved and that forced updates is never going to work. Even if the updates were, lets say 95% successful. That still would leave 5% that failed. This is people who just want to use their computer without learning how or paying to fix their computers. IMHO, MS should have a popup that says updates/upgrades are available. Do you want to install now, Install later or skip.

Actually, the forced upgrades is an attempt to deal with this problem. Previously, there were just way too many permutations of which updates have been installed and which ones haven't for MS to adequately test any given update. Some may have required a previous update (or several updates), but because users were free to cherry pick updates there was no good way to test these scenarios.

The cumulative update process is designed to make sure all updates are installed so that MS can better test them, and make them safer for the majority of users.

There are, however, always going to be people that insist on forcing the configuration to their own whims, which means that MS will have never tested those configurations because they aren't supported. So, if you go about hacking your system, you're really taking safety into your own hands. Much like an electronics vendor can't warranty their product from electrocuting you if you've opened it up and started making modifications.

Mystere said:

Actually, the forced upgrades is an attempt to deal with this problem. Previously, there were just way too many permutations of which updates have been installed and which ones haven't for MS to adequately test any given update. Some may have required a previous update (or several updates), but because users were free to cherry pick updates there was no good way to test these scenarios.

The cumulative update process is designed to make sure all updates are installed so that MS can better test them, and make them safer for the majority of users.

There are, however, always going to be people that insist on forcing the configuration to their own whims, which means that MS will have never tested those configurations because they aren't supported. So, if you go about hacking your system, you're really taking safety into your own hands. Much like an electronics vendor can't warranty their product from electrocuting you if you've opened it up and started making modifications.

The average user doesn't go around hacking there computers to their liking. They just turn it on and expect it to work. They don't want to waste their time and/or money trying to fix something that got broken because they had no control over what gets installed on their computers. MS needs to stop using the average users computers to test what works and what doesn't work. Any testing needs to be on a voluntary basis.

Mystere said:

Much like an electronics vendor can't warranty their product from electrocuting you if you've opened it up and started making modifications.

And the electronic venders don't come into your house without permission and rewire your device so that it doesn't work.