Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Fast+Skip Build 17017 for PC Insider

CountMike said:

Just finished installing over 17004 Skippy and setting system and programs. Started Setup.exe from USB mounted ISO. Although only option was to save nothing some programs were kept. Whole MS Office 2013, WoW and WoT games and some assorted programs while other ones were removed. Windows.old is also than there's this folder which I don't know how it got there:
Attachment 158803
Everything or almost everything works fine, there's only one perplexing thing I run into first time. When installing some programs and they finish their install, Last screen doesn't want to shut down, only after intervention by Task manager I can get it off the screen.

Looks like what is left if you used the Upgrade Assistant. I have always deleted this folder.

Ian --want to say thank you to you that your message #444 about how to copy one of the system file -- volsnap.sys I have followed your instructions and to my surprise that volsnap.sys file not found. Oh oh now I am not sure what else to fix because I can't get into Windows after login. Any idea how to get around to get this file install from somewhere online or on Windows 10 Pro disk or any other solution to get that fix. I can't get into my desktop now and don't want to reinstall them because of one sys file.

Looking forward to hear about this if you have better answer.

John

volsnap.sys 17004 x64 Pro
Can anyone help to PM me this file, I lost Windows.old after disk cleanup

Edit:
Did anyone try to replace this file from 16299.19? Will it work?

jyusa said:

volsnap.sys 17004 x64 Pro
Can anyone help to PM me this file, I lost Windows.old after disk cleanup

Edit:
Did anyone try to replace this file from 16299.19? Will it work?

Should work as whilst I was troubleshooting my issues as described in my post #444, both fixes also worked with 16296 (an earlier build than your 16299). Architecture must be the same though i.e. must be the same 64/64 or 32/32 not 64/32. I would PM/link my dropbox versions but I've not enough postings on this site to allow PM's. You can always extract from 16296 downloaded from here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...reviewadvanced

imcanadian / John

The above is one way forward you could try but if you can't find/don't have volsnap.sys in the locations I pointed you to, then I am at a loss I'm afraid. Hopefully someone with enough postings on here will PM it to you?

Ian

duvl said:

Should work as whilst I was troubleshooting my issues as described in my post #444, both fixes also worked with 16296 (an earlier build than your 16299). Architecture must be the same though i.e. must be the same 64/64 or 32/32 not 64/32. I would PM/link my dropbox versions but I've not enough postings on this site to allow PM's. You can always extract from 16296 downloaded from here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...reviewadvanced

imcanadian / John

The above is one way forward you could try but if you can't find/don't have volsnap.sys in the locations I pointed you to, then I am at a loss I'm afraid. Hopefully someone with enough postings on here will PM it to you?

Ian

Thanks for information.

jyusa said:

volsnap.sys 17004 x64 Pro
Can anyone help to PM me this file, I lost Windows.old after disk cleanup

Edit:
Did anyone try to replace this file from 16299.19? Will it work?

Just for your information: Replaced this file from 16299.19 and it seems worked for me!

FCU updated successfully on my ASUS T100ATF 2in1 lappy from WU. It took almost 4 hours but considering it's life started with W8.1, has 2GB RAM and 32GB eMMc memory, I think it did fairly well. Everything seems to be working just fine.

slicendice said:

AHHAAH!!! Can we see a pattern here? I have had stability issues with USB too on many builds, especially with USB3 devices. Windows and USB has always been unreliable since release of Windows 8.0. I doubt it will improve much in the near future, though they may give it a bit of first-aid and then forget about it. :)

I've got about 12 USB3.0 drives that I use for several different things. They are all between one and four TB's, and I ONLY use WD drives. I've never had a problem with any of them. And I started the windows insider program in the first few weeks it was available. So I'm not so sure I'd agree with that statement.
I do agree with one of the earlier posters who thought it was line specific. I believe from what I have read, that the Skippy line has many mistakes in it, and the development line is much more refined, and thus has many fewer problems.