Microsoft Addresses Issues in Windows 11 Build 26052. You may loose data.

 Microsoft recently released an update for Windows 11 build 26052, addressing several critical issues that users have encountered since its release. Among the most notable problems was a bug that caused a significant amount of data to be deleted during a rollback of the version from the PC.

The company acknowledged that rolling back to previous Dev or Canary builds could result in damage to Dev Drives and potential data loss. Consequently, users are strongly advised to create backups of the contents of Dev Drives before attempting a rollback to mitigate any potential loss.

Interestingly, some users had already experienced this bug before Microsoft officially published the update, underscoring the urgency of the issue.

In addition to the data loss bug, Microsoft identified another significant issue in build 26052: a flaw causing the Settings app to crash. Specifically, problems arose with the "Display connection" section, which displayed incorrectly, leading to crashes when navigating from "Settings" to "System" > "Display" > "Graphics". To address this, Microsoft announced plans to remove this section entirely in a future release.

Moreover, users installing Windows 11 build 26052 reported encountering various other issues. Green screens appeared upon launching popular games, streaming content playback in Microsoft Store apps encountered problems, and users encountered black screens during installation.

In a positive development, Microsoft had previously confirmed the inclusion of a public preview version of "Sudo for Windows" in build 26052. This announcement marks a significant milestone, as the company has made the sudo utility project available on GitHub under the open-source MIT license. Notably, "Sudo for Windows" marks its debut 44 years after the release of the first version of sudo on 4.1BSD.

As Microsoft continues to address these issues and enhance the Windows 11 experience, users are encouraged to stay updated with the latest releases and patches to ensure optimal performance and security.