Windows 10: Unable to upload more than 5 or 6 images to websites after feature update from 1803 to 1809...

I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 laptop with 16GB RAM, 256Gb SSD and 1TB M2 SSD.


I updated from Windows 10 Home (1803) to Windows 10 Home (1809).


After updating I found that I was unable to upload more than 5 or 6 images to Facebook, Twitter or Deviantart using ANY browser. After having already uploaded 5 or 6 images, the next attempt would fail. Whatever method I used (drag-drop or "Browse"), the loading circle or bar would appear on the website but would not progress. It would remain like this for several minutes, and eventually report that the upload failed.


I have tried this with the latest versions of Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox and Opera and they all exhibit the same problem.


The only way to resolve the issue is to restart the computer. However, after experiencing the above issue, when I restart using Start Menu option, the blue "Restarting" screen appears, the circling dots continue to circle, and nothing happens. I left my laptop in this state for 25 minutes and nothing happened. Eventually I had to force it by holding down the power button.


I rolled back from 1809 to 1803, and the problem was resolved.


I recently updated from 1803 to 1903 and the same problem resurfaced. Exactly the same symptoms for both uploading images regardless of browser, and also when attempting to restart after a failed upload. I had to force a power-off in order to restart the computer.


Is this a known problem? Is it related to another issue? How can it be resolved?

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Increase image file upload size cap

that's a good idea

 

Increase image file upload size cap

Okay, first off, people need to learn to calm down. That includes the OP and everyone replying. I would consider this a very legitimate concern he raises and I'll explain why and what I would suggest to fix it to address all the concerns brought up.

I see three sides to this.

• OneMoar wants to upload bigger files. Generally speaking, most users are lazy so this is a valid concern from a usability standpoint. While I do believe there should be an upload limit, there should be a separate storage limit.
• Concern with bandwidth: I suspect that uploading images is a relatively small amount of bandwidth and that serving up said images is much more costly. So that would put emphasis on getting not putting if bandwidth is a concern.
• Storage, a very real concern because a lot of images adds up quickly which adds a need to efficiently store said images.

So my suggestion (assuming W1zz wanted to do this out of kindness of his heart,) is this:

• Increase upload limit to 10-20MB max.
• Institute a storage limit of 2-5MB max.
• Use PHP's GD library to convert uploaded images to JPEG or PNG.
  • PNGs tend to look nicer than JPEGs, but use more space. Probably preferable for smaller images or images requiring transparency.
  • JPEG tends to be very flexible when it comes to quality and the amount of compression. PHP's GD lib gives you control over this.

So long as the image is uploaded in a format GD can read which includes most commonly used formats, it may not be unrealistic to re-store it in a different format. It's also not unrealistic to use GD to scale the image as well.

I've used GD before and it's relatively easy to use and is relatively quick with respect to performance. I would be willing to write up some examples with respect to how to do it if it were welcomed.

Side note: I see a watermark, GD might be getting used already so this might not be a stretch if the CPU cycles are there to spare.

 

feature update to windows 10 version 1809

I was unable to install the update for windows 10 version 1809. how can I reinstall this update.? currently I am getting updates for windows 10 version 1803.