File History problems after installing KB5124008, KB5126052,KB5126146, KB5122878, and KB890830
This morning, I ran Windows Update on two Windows 10/11 computers, but the file history feature stopped working completely after the update. Previously, after updating KB5120249 and KB5101684, files could still be backed up to the D: drive normally. The "Last Backup" time in "File History" is not updating correctly. Newly created or saved Word documents, pictures, videos, etc., still show "No previous version available" in "Content → Previous Versions". No folders were corrected; their dates are automatically updated. After running Windows Update again today, the file history feature stopped working on both computers. The File History panel pops up but cannot be used, prompting for a hard drive connection. (The hard drive is connected and I've confirmed it can read and write.) resulting in an "InconsistentState" entry in C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory\Configuration. I'm very angry. If Microsoft doesn't address this, I'll keep complaining. If anyone else has encountered the same situation, please leave a comment below. You can also check Microsoft Q&A or the Microsoft Community Hub. The five updates installed are: September 8, 2026—KB5122878 (OS Builds 19045.7725 and 19044.7725) September 8, 2026-KB5126146 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10 Version 22H2 2026-09 Security Update (KB5124008) (26200.9445) 2026-09 .NET Framework Security Update (KB5126052) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.145 (KB890830) Deleting the %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\FileHistory folder also failed. Furthermore, "File History" itself is not listed in Microsoft's "Deprecated Features List." While other backup features suggest that Microsoft has no plans to discontinue it. Microsoft is going to pretend it doesn't exist. These worked normally before the update but stopped working afterward. This is to inform other users experiencing the same problem.
Winre.WIM file went missing - WHY?
I regularly do "create a restore point" and noted that the WinRETools row is "Missing". It says "WinRETools (Missing)". As I do NOT play around with any system files on my PC, how has this item become corrupted. And no, I do not have the Winre.wim file in the System Recovery directory.ISO file download time - crdownload status
I have selected the buttons to download a new ISO file for my Windows 11 computer. I can see that a .crdownload file has been started BUT it's just a few MB. The web says the ISO file is usually a few GB. How do I know that the download is still in progress v/s being stalled/failing/whatever?KB5124010 File History still has problems.
To the Microsoft engineering team I can confirm that File History worked perfectly prior to KB5101684, but following that update and the subsequent KB5124010 / KB5120249 updates, File History has suffered severe synchronization failures—the backup timestamp remains frozen, new and updated files fail to generate Previous Versions, and attempting to Clear Versions triggers an Element not found error; this issue has been reported by users and tech outlets globally, and Microsoft Support agent Vensky has confirmed the engineering team is actively investigating it, so I strongly urge Microsoft to release a resolution in the October 13 Security Patch—if you are experiencing this same issue, please submit a report on Feedback Hub and post your link below to help raise awareness for a speedy fix! This case has been continuously tracked through the Microsoft Technical Support Project (09/23–10/10, specialists Vensky et al.) and Feedback Hub. We hope that the Microsoft Windows Feature Engineering team will pay attention to the core bug in this backup mechanism and release a hotfix as soon as possible. This is my opinion feedback center report: https://aka.ms/AA13n2f3 https://aka.ms/AA13n22w
