Microsoft fixes login freeze issue in Windows 10 anniversary update

By Rida - 04 Sep '16 08:00AM
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Microsoft, is a tech giant famous for its well known operating system around the world. The windows 10 anniversary update released on start of August was experienced with bugs which disabled the webcams of the computers and login freeze problem. Microsoft had promised the consumers that the company will release its update to fix the bugs and the update was released on August 31, 2016 as per PC Mag.

Windows 10 anniversary update was released on August 2, 2016 with different new features and improvements for the consumers and enterprises such as Windows Ink, Cortana enhancements, a "more power-efficient" Edge browser, security upgrades, new gaming experiences, and more.

According to CBC, the anniversary Windows 10 update was enabled to have new features for Corona digital assistant and support for hand written and hand drawn with a digital stylus. But, the update ended up with the disabled Webcams, but its worst offense was freezing when users logged in on devices that put their operating system on one logical drive and app data on another. .

Microsoft said in an official statement emailed to CBC News "We are aware of a situation where support of some apps that use compressed MJPG and H.264 streams for webcams has some incompatibilities with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. We are currently rolling out a fix that should go public shortly."

The update doesn't address all the bugs reported by users of windows 10 anniversary update, it does correct different problems which are also a big concern for the users as per Tech Crunch

According to Engadget, Even though login freeze issue was fixed by Microsoft, the webcams disabling is still to be taken care and yet to be delivered by Microsoft. For the users still experiencing login problems can follow the step-by-step instructions on Microsoft's tech forum.

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