Windows 10: Cannot access dev drive after canary update

It is quite unfortunate I cannot give exact versions. After updating to the latest canary from the existing latest canary no new canary as of writing this, my PC would boot loop several times with a BSOD message involving REFS, so I assumed it was due to the dev drive. In my attempt to stop the looping and get back to normal, I reverted the update and it took me back to Build 26016.rs_prerelease.231208-1532. It worked fine without any crashes, but windows settings didn't open, start menu didn't open, basically nothing on the taskbar except for Win+X and search worked. So I could open other

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canary channel change

Hi Anand,

I am , a fellow Microsoft user like you.

Are you looking to switch from the Canary channel to the Dev channel or a lower Canary build series?

Could you share more details about what you're aiming to accomplish? I'm here to assist you with this.

Best regards,

 

Windows 11 Copilot not showing! (Canary build 25905.1000)

Copilot is only available in Dev Channel, not Canary yet.

 

Unable to access flash drive after copying the files on Windows 10.

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community and being a part of Windows 10.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing in accessing the Flash drive on your computer. Do not worry we will help you with this issue.

Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• What exactly happens when you try to access the drive?
• Were you able to see any error code/ error message with this issue?
• What happens when you try to erase/ delete/ format the drive?
• Is the desktop running on Windows 10 operating system?
• How exactly are you trying to access the drive on your system?

If you are connecting the drive through ports, I suggest you to connect to different ports and check if it helps.

Also, as the drive was unable to be accessed on both the system, this might be an issue with the hard drive as well.

Try the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.

Hardware and Devices troubleshooter checks for common problems and makes sure that any new device or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly.

• Press Windows key from the keyboard, type
  Troubleshooting and select it.
• Click on view all option on the upper left corner of
  Troubleshooting window.
• Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
  
• Click Next to run the Hardware and Device
  Troubleshooter.

Step 2: I recommend you to install all the pending updates on your device and check if it helps.

Steps:

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and with the required information for further assistance.