The privacy settings for some Windows 10 users may have been altered after they downloaded the November update for the operating system (OS).
This was the news revealed by Microsoft recently, and the company even mentioned that they took down the update the day before it was scheduled to launch due to the issue.
According to PC World, users that were affected by the problem may have had their privacy settings changed a such a way that advertisers could find them more easily whenever they were using some apps. Aside from that, the problem also reportedly led to the Windows 10 devices suddenly sharing users' information with a variety of other wireless devices without them possibly even knowing about it.
The Windows 10 OS has already endured its fair share of criticism on the privacy front, according to The Register UK, so the added bit of controversy surrounding the November update was something it definitely did not need.
Microsoft indicated that the bug concerning the November update affected only a small amount of users, although the company did not provide any specific figure.
The good news is that Microsoft has already addressed the issue, recently launching a patch that would take away the update's tendency to tinker with things it should not.
What this means is that users who will install the update will no longer be affected by the privacy problem. On top of that, Microsoft also assured other users who were affected by the issue that their privacy settings would be returned to their desired configurations.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has yet to indicate exactly how they plan to fix the jumbled privacy settings of the affected users. It also remains unclear just exactly how long it will take for the privacy settings to be returned to their earlier configurations, though the company has mentioned that they expect it to be fixed in the coming days.
