Microsoft pulls Windows 10 Mobile update after users hit snags

Microsoft has pulled an update to Windows 10 after users reported a wide variety of issues with the upgrade process, according to a post on the company’s Answers technical support forum. 

The patch, which was the first cumulative update Microsoft made to its mobile operating system after launching it, has been pulled from public update channels, moderator Mike Mongeau said. Users were reporting that the update wasn’t being offered, that it appeared to get stuck at 0 percent and that low storage notifications showed up after the update was installed.

According to Mongeau’s post, Microsoft’s engineering teams are working on fixing the update. People who are seeing “low storage” notifications can safely ignore them. It’s not clear when a fix will be available, however.

Users who have pending updates, whether from applications or the system itself, should make sure that they leave their phone connected to power until the patching process finishes. Users who have already installed the update will still be able to upgrade to the next version of Windows 10 Mobile. 

It’s a black mark on the recent launch of Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system. Windows 10 Mobile is supposed to help drive interest in Windows smartphones by allowing developers to build one application for the new Windows Universal App Platform and release it for smartphones, tablets, PCs and other devices running Windows 10. 

If the OS is plagued by more problems like these, existing Windows smartphone owners may be reticent to upgrade, thereby blunting the appeal of releasing a smartphone app through the Windows Store. If that happens, it would be bad news for Microsoft’s mobile operating system.