Windows 10 October update now available

Hi - anyone on here know how long the pause on 1809 rollout will last?  I upgraded 1 of 3 laptops on Thurs 04/10 - didn't think 1809 would be released until Tues 09/10 but it was there. I was just checking if everything was up to date PRIOR to 1809 release.   Fortunately the upgrade went OK (I had my mandatory 2 backups anyway File Hist and n360 plus an older Windows Backup). Some initial performance problems but after a few reboots things stabilised (post upgrade tidy-up?),    On Friday I cleared Windows.old using DiskCleanup so rollback is not an option. Now how another FileHist USB just in case.    The reason I delete Windows.old is my second laptop has a smallish SSD so I wanted to prep for that.  But when I went to upgrade it on Friday, there was no upgrade.  Then saw the rollout pause on Sat.   Second laptop is a travel notebook that only holds copies of files.   Both are x64.     Third one is x86 and holds lots of historic data so I'm not even powering that on until this blows over (although I do have backups).

So, main question is "Is there a timescale on the pause?"

Sorry didn't click Notify box so replying to myself

This is the version of Windows I installed via the Windows Update Assistant:

This, to remind you, is the Windows Update Assistant: 

You acquire it here:  by clicking "Update Now" as seen above.

I lost no (repeat no) files or folders during or after this process. Some were rearranged (moved) but not lost.

Instead of finding them here (as before): 

I found them here, instead: 

I did this by typing "This PC" into my Cortana/Search Window on my Taskbar then clicking C "Windows"  

Then selecting Users: 

Then selecting the personal (not the public) folder as shown here: 

Had I not done that I would have panicked like everyone else believing that the Update had deleted almost a terabyte worth of files.

But it hadn't. So I added them to Quick Access and have lived happily ever after.

Hi - the place you found your files in, is the standard place for Documents for at least a few versions (C:\users\USERNAME\Documents). Guess the upgrade moved them from C:\Documents for you.   So this isn't the big issue everyone is querying. Rgds.

Thanks a lot MS! I did install and downloaded it before any of this warning was available. I've lost all my files from My Documents, Pictures and videos! Now, every time I reboot my computer I lose all files over again! What tha hek! Push a fix asap!!!!

I can't believe this! As much as I try to be conservative on my downloads I assumed that an MS download would be safe!!! ARGGGGHHH!!!!! FIX THIS MS!!! iI'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS! LOST EVERTHING! CAN'T REBOOT WITHOUT LOSING ALL THE FILES I WORKED ON A G A I N!!!!

You know what they say when a person assumes anything

lost files-----------------HAHA   I lost my entire computer!  It appears that it gave me three codes, 1) critical process error, Stop Store exception, and one that was over not enough memory.

THEN it gave the blue screen of death and NOTHING that Microsoft suggested worked, NOTHING on web worked.

Finally windows claimed it was the manufactor and I should contact them!     

NO this up date apparently was a two part massive hit which in the end kills your computer.

My issues began on the update before Windows update on Oct third.  MY computer crashed on Oct 3.  Most likely after the second half of the update hit it.

SO in my estimation I LOST my entire file system!  I also had two files appear before it had crashed.

Jo

I can't stress it enough to everyone I talk to, make backup copies of your data to other drives, you can also take Windows 7 backup and restore, which is built in to Windows10  located in the Control Panel and create a system image of your boot drive. If all is lost, you still have your data. I've been an I.T. Tech for 27 years and the first thing they teach and preach is backups backups backups