Microsoft urges Windows 10 users NOT to manually install the Creators Update

Windows 10 users driven mad by driver issues

Microsoft has warned Windows 10 users not to download and install the Creators Update manually, but to wait until the operating system itself is ready to install on their PCs.

Despite the Insiders Program helping to prepare the Update, removing bugs before they reach a supposedly stable version of Windows 10, it appears that early adopters are having various problems with driver compatibility.

As Microsoft points out, however, the Creators Update was deliberately planned to be rolled out in phases, with the first phase dedicated to the newest machines of OEM partners - that is to say, devices that have been co-developed and, therefore, should work out of the box.

The issue is that people always get excited about updates and try and jump the gun. But some users running older machines are finding that the Update is causing problems with various components in their PC.

It gives rise to the following question: should Microsoft have released the Creators Update at all if it wasn't completely ready? On one hand, a delay would have looked bad, but so does this.

Top of Microsoft's list is asking people to make sure their privacy settings are switched off so that it can monitor their telemetry, and find out what isn't working.

But the message is, basically, wait for the automatic update to Creators' Update. Microsoft warns: "Blocking availability of the update to devices we know will experience issues is a key aspect of our controlled roll-out approach.

"We decide what to block based on user impact, and blocking issues are a high priority for us to address as quickly as possible. During the time it takes to address an issue, we want to limit the number of customers exposed to that issue."

Yesterday Microsoft released the Creators Update for Windows 10 Mobile, but that will only be going to a fast diminishing number of devices.

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