Windows 10 Storage Spaces bug fixed, safeguard hold remains

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Published onAugust 4, 2020

published onAugust 4, 2020

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Do you remember the Storage Spacesbugthat came up after some users updated toWindows10 version 2004?

There wasn’t anything most of the affected users could do about the issue. Even Microsoft cautioned against using the chkdsk command to address it.

Well, the Redmond tech giantannouncedthat it fixed thebugwith the recently released cumulative update KB4568831.

Windows 10 Storage Spaces problem

Parity Storage Spaces serves as a drive backup feature that comes to the rescue when one of your storage devices fails. But this option became unavailable or began to malfunction after some PCs updated to the latest version ofWindows10 over a month ago.

Then, Microsoft pointed out that, with certain configurations,Disk Managerwould display Parity Storage Spaces partitions asRaw.

You should be able to get rid of the problem now by installingCU KB4568831. Microsoft isn’t automatically pushing this update though, so you need to download and manually install it.

It’s understandable that many affected users may have expected to be able to upgrade to theMay 2020 Updateright away, now that what prevented them from doing so is gone.

But they can’t do that just yet, according to Microsoft.

When the tech giant acknowledged the Parity Storage Spaces issue, it also put affected devices on a compatibility hold.

To safeguard your update experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on these devices from installing or being offeredWindows10, version 2004.

Apparently, the update block remains in force until mid-August, and to make matters worse, it has no workaround for now. This means that DIY alternatives like installing the OS with theMicrosoft Media Creationtool would most probably fail.

In the meantime, Microsoft is automatically delivering the new OS to moreWindowsPCs that are approaching end of service.

As always, you can share your great or not-so-greatWindows10 experiences in the comments section below.

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Windows 10 Storage Spaces bug fixed, safeguard hold remains#

Windows 10 Storage Spaces problem#

Windows 10 Storage Spaces bug fixed, safeguard hold remains

Windows 10 Storage Spaces problem