Going the download assistant route produced repeated installation errors for me. I did not lose programs or folders.

I next made the USB installer using the Microsoft Media Creation Tool. Using the USB installer has been successful in several installs. I don’t know if it’s a functional variable but I decline updates when asked during the early part of the upgrade.

Microsoft might have offered some disclaimers regarding the potential troubles caused by installing this update.

It’s curious to me that I’ve not seen these issues. The Insider Preview program received 25 major upgrades during the test period so it’s been tested pretty thoroughly.
-- 
Vincent Winterling
Vineland, NJ


On 8/6/16, 1:12 PM, "Personal Computer Hardware discussion List on behalf of Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

    I had no problems upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on my laptop. The problem I had with deleted files was when I "upgraded" my desktop from the original Windows 10 to the just released "Anniversary Edition" of Windows 10. Indeed, it deleted not only some files, but deleted an entire directory from my Program Files area. I had to roll back to the previous install, which fortunately went smoothly. I also found that some programs that I use will not run on the Anniversary edition. So user beware!
    
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    From: Brad Feuerhelm [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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    Subject: Re: Windows 10 update
    
    I too just a short time ago upgraded to Win 10. I didn't have any progs disappear on me. They are all still there just Win 10 doesn't show them.
    You have to go hunt for them as I did on a few progs. Then I just created new shortcuts. I did run into about 4 progs I had to upgrade, for them to run in Win 10 though. So far I haven't had too many SERIOUS problems. But if things get much worse though I will be rolling back to Win 7. By the way Win 7 has about 4 more years to it before all support ends. Since it was a free upgrade at the time I went for it earlier then I usually do. Normally I wait till support totally ends. Which in most cases the new OS in this case Win 10 would be mature enough to upgrade to. At this time I might recommend to upgrade to it if you can get it free, otherwise I would wait unless you are an early adopter as I am.
    

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