On another thread I complain about how a Roland MIDI interface (UM-ONE mk2) suddenly stops working on Windows 10 when Microsoft forces an update on my platform. In summary, the interface relies on Windows 10 to do the driver management. There are no drivers available through Roland support. The interface worked for a short time until Microsoft forced their update on my PC. Now the device complains that the driver doesn't exist.
I have not yet built my Hauptwerk system, but am now very leery of the architecture I had in mind. This seems to me a fatal flaw. My system could become completely non-operational on the whim of Microsoft. And for how long? It's been a week now and no response from either Roland or Microsoft. Have others experienced this, or anything similar? Are there strategies to deal with something like this? I'm tempted to consider Apple, but they've also become very aggressive with software updates. Keep the main PC off the network? Keep multiple brands of MIDI interfaces on hand for quick replacement? That last one's a bit hopeful since if a software update affects one driver, there's a good chance it would affect others.
Cheers,
Ernest
I have not yet built my Hauptwerk system, but am now very leery of the architecture I had in mind. This seems to me a fatal flaw. My system could become completely non-operational on the whim of Microsoft. And for how long? It's been a week now and no response from either Roland or Microsoft. Have others experienced this, or anything similar? Are there strategies to deal with something like this? I'm tempted to consider Apple, but they've also become very aggressive with software updates. Keep the main PC off the network? Keep multiple brands of MIDI interfaces on hand for quick replacement? That last one's a bit hopeful since if a software update affects one driver, there's a good chance it would affect others.
Cheers,
Ernest