Some Home windows 10 customers have discovered OneDrive has been damaged after putting in the newest spherical of patching for the OS, and Microsoft has now confirmed this concern.

As Neowin (opens in new tab) noticed, the issue was brought on by October’s patch for Home windows 10, KB5018410 which was launched a few weeks again. Each OneDrive and OneDrive for Enterprise customers could be affected (with a number of studies (opens in new tab) of the bugbear manifesting on Home windows 10 21H2 and 22H2 installs, after which disappearing when the patch is uninstalled).

This explicit bug is able to inflicting OneDrive to “unexpectedly shut” Microsoft admits, or throw up an error message in sure circumstances, specifically while you:

• Signal out or unlink your account within the Microsoft OneDrive sync app
• Uninstall the OneDrive sync app
• Unlink websites or folders from syncing to your system from Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Groups websites

Patch KB5018410 has additionally induced hassle regarding Microsoft Edge for some customers, who might discover the replace removes the Microsoft Edge Legacy model with out changing the browser with the brand new Edge app because it ought to.

Evaluation: A swift decision with a bit of luck

Okay, so what are you able to do about this OneDrive headache? Nicely, not lots at this level, apart from take away KB5018410 to get the cloud storage service again to regular operation. The draw back is that the patch accommodates necessary safety fixes, and also you’ll clearly be with out that safety after ditching the replace.

Nevertheless, Microsoft has indicated in a dashboard standing replace {that a} repair for the bug isn’t far off. The corporate wrote (opens in new tab): “We’re engaged on a decision and estimate an answer will probably be out there within the coming week.”

Presumably meaning the treatment is inbound subsequent week, then, though that is solely an estimate from Microsoft in fact. So, if the gremlin is buried extra deeply within the works than is assumed, and different problems crop up through the fixing course of, it would take longer to reach. As ever, let’s hope for a swift and painless treatment right here.

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