Windows 11 becomes partially unresponsive due to a bug in the ad acquisition system



The next OS of Windows 'Windows 11' will be

released on October 5, 2021. In the test version 'Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.176 ' released by Microsoft in preparation for the official release, problems such as 'taskbar does not work' have been reported one after another.

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According to software engineer Daniel Alexandersen who mentioned this problem, after installing the version, UI such as Explorer and Start menu will not work immediately after logging in. In addition to Alexander Sen, many users have reported problems.




According to Alexandersen's investigation, among users who experience similar problems with Reddit and Twitter, all those who succeeded in repairing were taking the method of 'blocking communication between the device and Microsoft's server'. .. For this reason, Alexander thought, 'The cause is probably one of the cloud services built into Windows.'

Alexandersen's investigation revealed that there was a problem with a file called 'Iris Service' downloaded by a Windows component. Alexandersen reports that Iris Service, which is part of the Windows spotlight that displays backgrounds, hints, and ads on the lock screen, encounters problems when it communicates with Microsoft servers in the background to get ads for Microsoft Teams. doing.



Microsoft is aware of this issue and has already published a workaround. Alexandersen said, 'I don't know why one cloud service isn't designed enough to stop working. Windows advertising is important to Microsoft, but it's not necessary for customers at all, and it's not important. Must be separated from the core OS. '

in Software, Posted by log1p_kr