Im soooo mad. The same thing happened to me. Lost pictures, apps and documents.
Automated Windows 10 updates deleted all my documents and files
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Anonymous
I am in a state of shock. I was already using windows 10 and last night automated updates started without allowing me to stop them. This morning my computer is cleaned out with all thosevery important document deleted!!! Microsoft can do that??? How can I recover them ALL?????
John
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2019-12-23T20:35:28+00:00 Windows Update has been updating my computers ever since Windows Update first started. In all that time, I've never lost a single file to an update.
Would you like to know how I do it? I'll share my secret, but with you only.
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Anonymous
2019-12-23T20:00:01+00:00 Didn't they need to be sued in the United States of other countries is still in the same thing they need to bring held responsible for the hundreds and thousands and millions of data that they wiped out
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Anonymous
2019-12-23T19:27:49+00:00 Microsoft has been sued in multiple countries https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-should-pay-damages-for-forced-windows-10-update-say-finns/ but will NEVER do anything voluntarily to compensate the (probable- as no information has ever been issued as to the numbers) millions of users that have lost data and income, unless forced to by country consumer watchdogs, as they just ignore individuals.
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Anonymous
2019-12-23T17:43:10+00:00 Microsoft needs to make this right if they don't I suggest everyone goes out and buy an apple