Known issues in Windows 10

I upgraded my PC to Windows 10 and have been using it for the last couple of days without any major issues. However, looking into the web, it seems that many users are facing installation issues and other problems with Windows 10. So, here is a list of the known issues in Windows 10:

UPDATE: Microsoft has released a Cumulative update which contains patched for most of the known issues. So if you are facing any issues with Windows 10, I would highly recommend installing all latest updates and then check. Check out this article for more information:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3081424

Windows 10 failed to install with error code 80240020.

Many users who have tried to upgrade to Windows 10 through the reservation process have reported that is an error 80240020 when they check the Windows update section. The Microsoft Support Engineers have mentioned that this error is normal and it doesn’t mean that something went wrong with your upgrade. It looks like the installation files are downloaded but the installation prompt hasn’t been shown as Windows 10 is being released in waves. So in areas where Windows 10 is not yet available through Windows update, few users might see this error if their PC has already downloaded the files but haven’t displayed the notification to begin installation. Check out this announcement in the Answers website:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/windows-update-installation-failure-80240020/d695e827-9774-4e10-8972-df8d51a7bb51

In this case, you can either wait to get the notification or install Windows 10 using an ISO like I did. Check out this post: http://www.the-super-geek.com/2015/07/my-thoughts-on-new-windows-10.html

Activation errors:

You can also check out this article for Activation errors and what they mean:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/activation-errors-windows-10

Start button/Menu not working.

If the start button or menu is not working, then you can try the suggestions provided in this post. Few users have mentioned that this has fixed their issue.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_desktop/start-button-is-not-working-in-windows-10/af20e8c8-1783-463f-8fd1-1cbfd8a80d63

Office error: The File is corrupt and cannot be opened

For office users who are unable to open Office documents after upgrading to Windows 10. Microsoft has published a KB article to fix the issue:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3086786

That’s it for now Geeks. Will update this post if I come across any more issues for which a fix is available.