Microsoft changing Windows Phone Recovery Tool after Windows 10 preview issues
Microsoft will make a couple of changes to its Windows Phone Recovery Tool a few days after it was discovered to be the cause of bricking devices like the Lumia 520 when rolling back from the Windows 10 for phones preview.
Specifically for the Lumia 520 and its 521 variant, Microsoft said:
The issue is only affecting a small number of those smartphones but Microsoft said there's no way for owners to check if their phone is part of that subset with the issue. Microsoft then outlined their plans for the changes to the recovery tool:
Microsoft has pulled the update path for Windows 10 for phones preview for the affected Lumia products, and the company now plans to contact some phone owners to see if this solution will solve this bricking problem. It added, "Once we're confident in the results, we'll turn the update path back on for these devices". Microsoft also said it will continue to do research for phone owners who have had their devices bricked but added, "There is no guarantee that using this updated version of the tool will recover an already-bricked device."
Source: Microsoft; Via: WinBeta
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