Thread: How not to install the Windows 10 Anniversary Update
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Old 08-04-2016, 03:03 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I'm not denying that there's apparently a widespread problem with Kobo devices, David. My objection is the claim that many different brands of reader are affected; there seems little or no evidence to justify that claim. But time will tell. I'm sure that manufacturers will be quick to issue revised drivers if this is where the problem lies, but it's disappointing that they didn't do so during beta testing.
Well, Jon didn't actually claim that "many different brands of reader" were affected. His claim is that many USB devices are affected. He didn't seem to be restricting this to ereaders until he mentioned Kobo and Kindle. And the reports here for devices not working included a camera and a GPS device (though they were against the preview, so I don't know if they have been fixed).

The problem for Kobo is that there is no device driver to release. They are mounted as a USBMS device using the drivers supplied as part of the OS. It might be fixable via a firmware update. That could make the device present itself in a different way that is acceptable to Windows - including old versions. But for anyone who doesn't have WiFi, they will have to find a non-updated PC to do the install.
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