Xbox, Update and Factory Reset

Xbox Responds After Major Console Bug Causes Factory Resets For Xbox Insiders
Multiple reports indicated that Xbox Insiders members were experiencing factory resets, and Xbox has issued an official response to the issue.
'Serious' Update Glitch Begins Resetting Some Xbox Consoles To Factory Settings
Unfortunately that's not the case today, as members of the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings have been finding that their Xbox consoles have been essentially reset to factory settings (or the update just hasn't been going through at all).
Latest Xbox alpha update is resetting consoles.
Xbox testers that have installed the latest Alpha or Alpha Skip-Ahead builds are waking up to consoles that have been reset to default factory settings. Luckily, any games installed locally haven’t been wiped.
Xbox Series Update Is Reportedly Restoring The Console's Factory Settings
Xbox Insiders are reporting that the latest console update is wiping their profiles and restoring the console's factory settings.
New Xbox Insider Update Factory Resetting Xbox Consoles
A new Xbox Insider update is causing some users' Xbox consoles to factory reset themselves, removing things like profiles and setting preferences.
Xbox Insider Members Beware: Latest Update Can Do a Factory Reset on Console and Remove User Profile
Xbox Insider members should keep an eye out for the latest update as they could end up with another 1st time experience upon rebooting their console.

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Xbox Support is advising players to revert last month’s controller update.
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Microsoft Acknowledges Issues With its Latest Xbox Controller Firmware Update
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Microsoft should fix Edge on Xbox app ASAP, agree users
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