Slightly OT reply to my own preview ring experience above - it has now been 3+ hours of Win10 trying to update to the latest preview, thought to be the Aug 2 finalist. Many points made with der family as fam-puter has been off-line all evening (currently 42% of whatever stage it is in, we've lost count) 'Scheduling' to a time (16-ish hours of non-use daily) in the past has resulted in it not being able to update itself at All, so 'update whenyawanna' has been our method, mumble-soft Prefers 6-7pm, go figger..
If this is any indication, Aug 2nd will be Rife with stories, lol
Personally, this marks the end of Insider preview for us, I'll take Bluto's advice and nekkid install win10 2 Aug edition (as there is no easy way back Out of the Preview that I have been able to find, my limited study has produced 're-install' as the only method Out).
UPDATE: after the third "Attempting to recover update" restart (" three times that -I- saw, says my son), Win 10 did indeed Give Up and "Restore Previous Version of Windows". 30 minutes after that, all is as it was, 25% of shares variably available and BT functional. hooray.
Does -anyone- know what the new Microsoft vikak (or summat) lan device is? our wifi speed is down 90% since that 'improvement' and it cannot be disabled or uninstalled (it enables-reinstalls itself, I am up to version 7 is how I know).
just hadda' ask, howling at the moon, I know..
Just use the 10586.th2 stable MCT OR ISO from a USB or DVD boot media and clean install if Windows will not load to have a normally activated 10586.th2 stable biuld with a product key or digital entitlement that will get the final release stable red-stone one build Anniversary upgrade soon anyway as a matter of course.
OTOH if you have a working stable Windows 10 biuld and digital entitlement or product key it will get upgraded soon anyway and you can always do a proper clean install after that if needed .
If you are not on stable windows 10 and want it you need to get busy with an ISO or MCT anyway before 29 July if you don't already have a 10586.th2 ESD in your hidden $Windows .~BT folder anyway ,otherwise it's going to be $ 129.00 or more if you don't have a windows 10 licence or stay in the Insider program for the Red stone two builds.
In any event after 7/29 no more free stable upgrades from 7.sp1 or 8.1 .
IMO you shouldn't be using these unstable Windows 10 beta test builds outside of a decent test mule and secondary HDD or NTFS or GPT volume boot drive and the requisite skills and back ups and not on something like you have there anyway .
This test mule has a separate SSD for windows Insider builds (plenty of resources and broadband ) and a stable 10586.th2 build normally activated on one of the other the other spindle drives of two in here aside from the SSD .
I always install my known good HDWE drivers from a named folder anyway .
The 14390.rs1 fast ring current test build is not a final release candidate at all just a late beta and not considered stable .(and it isn't.)
We been getting new fast ring builds about every three days now close to the Anniversary update and unless you have a good test mule and know how to beat it you don't want any of that anyway .
I can't help you on the LAN thing but if you aren't on a Local Area Network or configured as same maybe don't worry about it but check your configuration to home group or work group and WI FI and set your LAN discovery /sharing settings as applicable and turn (OFF.) get updates from other PC's in you're how updates are delivered settings update > advanced settings that may be your Wi FI problem .
Settings > update and security > advanced options > chose how updates are delivered > turn the toggle
there ( OFF)
Note : I would install and use known good drivers for your WI FI HDWE at the PC that may be the problem if you are not getting reliable throughput aside from channel overlap or local interference from household devices on 2.5Ghz not so much about interference on 5.0 Ghz thats well above all that.
You can also try Wi FI channel 1,6 or 11 if you are on 2.5 Ghz WI FI those have the least overlap potential and don't worry about CO Channels so much if you have a WI FI Scanner they usually don't harm anything .
Maybe set the WI FI router/gateway at max power also you can log into your WI FI router from a web browser and do all that . A good WI FI scanner like SSIDInsider from Meta Geeks (free) if they still have it can show you what you need to know about your Wi FI from the router to the PC and what all your neighbors have and what they are doing ☺
you can download the Official Windows 10 MCT or a stable 10586.th1 ISO from Microsoft. I would only use a stable build outside of a decent test mule. You will need a broadband connection and a working windows PC for any of this .
You can run the MCT installer on that PC if thats where you want the new operating system or make install media for another PC with the MCT .
to back out of an upgrade loop and install an OS just change the boot order in your GPT boot menu screen or Bios splash screen and boot from install media if you want an easy peasy in place upgrade/or re install or or a clean install from whatever installer media or MCT you have .
Good luck ......sent from windows 10 14390.rs1
