Broke 0.5 Vistas Fixed officially acknowledged Aug 2, 2016 their #44 worst broke on record

The Anniversary Update celebrated by freezing everything

Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) froze systems minutes after boot

↳ caused by Windows 10 1607 (Anniversary Update)

The market's verdict: +2.6% on MSFT in the week after.

Status: Fixed. Working as intended, eventually.

What actually happened

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update left a wave of users with computers that froze minutes after logging in, worst on machines with certain SSD and hybrid storage setups. Microsoft confirmed it, published workaround guidance and shipped a fix over the following weeks. The nickname stuck around longer than the freezes did.

This one is officially acknowledged.

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Servicing fix shipped after workaround guidance

Microsoft has acknowledged this issue; a fix ships in an out-of-band or next cumulative update. Check Windows Release Health before manual workarounds.

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