News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Windows 10 20H2: ChkDsk damages filesystem on SSDs with K... by jiggawatts on Sunday December 20, 2020 @03:08AM (#25484741)
The other problem with the type of "in the field" testing that Microsoft does is that it can only capture issues that it can physically report back to the head office.

I had two separate computers with very distinct hardware that both failed to upgrade to any of the semi-annual Windows releases. They would just get stuck in a reboot loop at the SSD storage driver loading section of the installer, which means that no errors could be written. Hence, no specific errors could ever be sent back to Microsoft other than "failed".

I eventually found a workaround myself, but the root cause was never fixed, and will never be fixed, because Microsoft is blind to it.

Similarly, anything that causes a BSOD gets reported back via telemetry, but hangs and freezes aren't. Random performance issues, glitches, etc... are in the same bucket of permanently invisible issues.

If you're wondering why Windows is crashing less but glitching more... there's your answer.

Re:Windows 10 20H2: ChkDsk damages filesystem on SSDs with K... by eecc on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:59AM (#25505788)
Gah, glitches. Just spent two weeks trying to figure out the sudden seizures a Win10 running on a spanking new T14s. After 15 years of Apple Mac it’s insane, how can people put up with this horror.