VirtualBox success reports on Windows Insider builds

[socratis]

Hey Jacob,

1. Just saying hi, I feel this thread is too... lonely.
2. Were you ever bitten by either the missing-files syndrome or the ZIP one?
3. Being an "insider" any rumors if the 1809 September update is going to make it this year? I mean forget about the 09 part, is 18 still a valid target?

[Jacob Klein]

Hi - Thanks for chiming in, with good questions!

Windows 10 October 2018 Update (v1809) - Bug - Known Folder Redirection deletes files from old locations
- I was one of the few Insiders who requested the actual change - to stop creating the "C:\Users\{Username}\" shell folders, if the user had redirected them to somewhere else, like D:, which I do.
- They implemented a change, but erroneously decided to delete the old locations, even if the user may have said "Don't move existing files", or if OneDrive failed to move them.
- I never saw the issue, because I never left any files in the old locations.
- So, in effect, I am a part of the problem, for requesting a change that Microsoft botched on implementation.
- Details here: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperi ... -insiders/

Windows 10 October 2018 Update (v1809) - Bug - Copying/Cutting from within a ZIP is failing
- I was one of the first Insiders to report the issue, 3 months ago, well before public release.
- My Feedback Hub entry: https://aka.ms/AA2zn7r
- Microsoft was seemingly unaware of the problem, until 1-2 weeks after the botched release, when media outlets started picking up on it.
- Insiders like me have confirmed that a fix they've implemented, does work.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update (v1809) - Public Re-Release
- Microsoft is being EXTREMELY quiet about this, and has been, for the last 4 weeks.
- That blog post from John Cable, is the last bit of info we have on it.
- I also monitor this page, which was updated a couple times during the chaos, but has also been stale since October 9th, with just a simple note saying "We will provide an update when we resume rolling out the Windows 10 October 2018 Update to customers." : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hel ... te-history
- I recently asked Dona Sarkar for an update, on Twitter, but got no response yet.
- My presumption is that Microsoft will do a re-release sometime here in November, instead of skipping the release altogether, but I cannot be certain.

I continue to check daily for the re-release. And I've got a copy of the broken ISO if you want to do any testing with it

Regards,
Jacob

[socratis]

So, no word for a month or so... Interesting. Wonder what snugs they've run into this time...

I was familiar with the KB article, but not with the blog post from John Cable, which goes into a lot more details and specific use cases, so thanks for the link. As far as your feedback hub entry, I can't see it, not in the Feedback club, but thanks in any event...

So, in effect, I am a part of the problem

I knew it!!!
(just kidding of course)

[Jacob Klein]

I had a lot of fun at work recently, telling people that I broke Windows.
Microsoft's QA team must really be barebones, or non-existent, these days.
They are clearly putting too much trust in their developers and their telemetry.

[andyp73]

Microsoft's QA team must really be barebones, or non-existent, these days.

It was mostly got rid of in one of their (many) culls of employees. (See links in Memo to Microsoft: Windows 10 is broken, and the fixes can't wait.

The insider programs were created to do the bulk of the QA but they aren't exactly fit for purpose either.

-Andy.

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18277
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.22 Build 126460
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18277
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 126544
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18277
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 126581
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18282
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 126581
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18282
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 126798
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18290
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 126798
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18298
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 127309
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18298
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 127495
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18305
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 127495
Oracle VirtualBox v5.1.39 Test Build 123150
... work!

Note: I am not setup to readily test v6.0 presently.

[Jacob Klein]

Windows 10 x64 Build 18312
Oracle VirtualBox v6.0.1 Test Build 128018 -- BROKEN even on Win10 Release -- See here: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/18212
Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.23 Test Build 127495 -- Works!