As highlighted by the users, they faced problems while handling their ZIP files, especially with the Windows 10 ZIP tool. As highlighted by a Reddit user, Windows 10 stopped asking for confirmation before overwriting archived files.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9phh1v/ever_since_the_october_update_the_overwrite/
Earlier, whenever a user tries to overwrite a file, Windows would ask “Do you want to replace these files?” in a dialogue box. This helped the users to avoid accidental overwrites in the original ZIP files. However, the absence of such prompts made the users vulnerable to inadvertent file changes and overwrites.
Apart from the ZIP file overwrite bug, users also pointed out another problem. As highlighted by the users, the built-in zip tool failed to copy files upon extraction from a zipped folder.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/9mxl3d/windows_10_1809_file_copy_problem_anyone_else/
Nonetheless, a Windows Insider confirmed that the bug is not new for Microsoft. In fact, he already identified and reported the glitch to Microsoft a few months ago.
https://twitter.com/Jacob_W_Klein/status/1054234814025490432
- Jacob_W_Klein
This shows that the bug does not require efforts by Microsoft for a fix. Rather, the problem arose simply because Microsoft missed to include this important fix in the update. Since the patch is available, we may expect to receive the fix with the update scheduled for Spring 2019. Or, maybe Microsoft would consider re-launching the October 2018 update. Anyhow, Windows 10 users need to be extra careful while handling ZIP files until they update their systems.
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