Announcing Windows 10 Insider Slow Build 16251 PC Insider

Cortana can open an app by voice command...



But when you ask her to close it, she just gives you a web search result..

lmod said:

I've had 2 failures at 33% (after the first restart) with these messages in "installed update history"
Both failures were related to 'SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION', the 1st flagged "ctoss2k.sys" and the 2nd "ha20x2k.sys"
Both those files are present in C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\wdma_emu.inf_amd64_19c9375720103803\Win2K_XP\amd64 and in C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers.
I suspect those files are associated with the Creative sound card I have in my system. Creative are no longer updating drivers for that card :-(

This is the first time I've seen those file flagged (I've had failures with past updates) but 16241 installed without any drama at the first attempt.
sfc /scannow found and fixed some files when I ran it after the 2nd failure.



I did opt into (rs-prerelease.)
I have never requested those two apps listed under "feature updates" nor do I see them in "Programs" or "Apps & Features"

About to let it try for the 3rd update attempt. I did create an ISO, so if this 3rd attempt crashes I'll mount that and try an update from it.

Ran setup.exe but it got to 55% complete (The screen is extremely bare bones but good looking). Your computer will restart momentarily but I cancel (CTRL-ALT-DEL - b ring up task manager). Now it says it is installing again. The error codes on Update History change every time I look at them. Now the error code is 0x80240034.

I'm almost certain I will need to do a clean install of 16251 but in the meantime AMD just released this updated Crimson driver

Introducing Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2

and it's a peach. So I'm imaging the current state of 16241 with this driver now. Then I guess I'll run setup.exe from a mounted virtual DVD but choose to do a clean install. This will likely fail and I will have to boot off the DVD but it will be entertaining - for a geek!

Kari said:

Interesting! I cannot explain that, would be interesting to get other AMD users to tell which folder they have.

I can only say that I do 64 bit Pro, Education and Enterprise ISO images OR upgrades without creating ISO from each build in four languages (five if EN-GB and EN-US are counted as two), the folder is always the same regardless of the edition or language.

I do Pro and Education ISO images also in 32 bit (only EN-GB), in these 32 editions the folder is also always the same.

Too late now, I already made ISO and cleaned everything. What I do is to delete everything from C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ just before download starts and all that's left is current build. I copy full address and put in UUP to ISO, once it's all finished and asks for restart, I press enter and it makes ISO. Only after copying ISO to a safe place (backup disk) I let it install. I also used to make a bootable USB with new ISO and it helped when few builds ago it didn't want to install new build normally.

badrobot said:

Cortana can open an app by voice command...



But when you ask her to close it, she just gives you a web search result..

I had to disconnect microphone because of TV running in the background. Every now and then, Cortana would pick something said on TV and reacted on it. Can't run the risk of somebody saying on TV, "Format hard disk"

With every build, less custom settings are removed but stupid arrows on desktop icons still show up and have to remove them myself.