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Windows 11 File History: Last copied date and Previous Versions broken after updates

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Community report – not yet confirmed by the vendor: users or trade media report on it (forums, Q&A sites, Reddit, web research), but the vendor has not confirmed the issue (yet). Use this information with caution.

Summary

Users report that File History copies files to the target drive, but the "Last copied on" date does not update and Previous Versions shows no entries. This is reported by users, not yet confirmed by the vendor. A related September 2026 File History bug was reportedly resolved by Microsoft, but no vendor source confirms the remaining problem.

Symptoms

  • After clicking Run now in Control Panel, files are physically written to the target drive, but "Last copied on" does not show the latest time.
  • File Properties > Previous Versions shows "There are no previous versions available" for new or changed files.
  • Users also report that fhmanagew.exe -cleanup fails with 0x80070490.

Affected

  • Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 (build 26200.x): reported after KB5124010 and KB5127648
  • Windows 10 22H2 (ESU only): reported after KB5120249 and KB5126657
  • Some users claim the problem began in July 2026, before the September update (unconfirmed)

Workaround

No workaround known.

Fix

Not fixed yet. No vendor statement on this issue was found.

Recommendation

Do not rely on the "Last copied on" date or Previous Versions for restores. Check that the latest cumulative update is installed and restart. Verify backups by inspecting the target drive, and consider a second backup tool for important data until Microsoft responds. Check Windows release health for updates.

Reports from the community and trade media

Reports from forums, Q&A sites, Reddit and trade media – linked only, without the names of the authors; the vendor’s statement is authoritative.

Sources

Compiled from community reports and web research and translated with AI (Claude) – not yet confirmed by the vendor. The vendor’s statements are authoritative. Updated 1 Nov 2026, 16:47.

Where the information comes from

We continuously read the vendors’ official sources, community reports and trade media and summarise them in our own words, with a link to the source:

  • Microsoft: Windows release health (Windows 10/11, Server 2016 to 2025), Windows message center, known issues of Microsoft 365 Apps (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Edge, Intune, Autopilot, Windows 365 and Entra Connect, Microsoft KB articles with timelines, Exchange and Windows IT Pro blogs, optionally Microsoft 365 service health and message center
  • other vendors: Veeam KB, Citrix (known issues), Ubuntu and Debian (regressions), Broadcom (VMware), Fortinet, Cisco, Mozilla, Let’s Encrypt
  • community (title, short excerpt and link only, without the names of the authors): Microsoft Q&A, Microsoft Tech Community (discussions), Veeam R&D Forums, Eleven Forum
  • targeted web research with AI (Claude), e.g. on the updates of the month – this also finds discussions on Reddit and in forums; such entries are labelled as community reports until the vendor confirms them
  • early warning from trade media (title and link only): Born’s Tech and Windows World, BleepingComputer, AskWoody, Windows Latest, Windows Central, gHacks, The Windows Club, Deskmodder, Dr. Windows, WindowsArea, Frankys Web, heise online

Summary and translation with AI (Claude by Anthropic) – without any data of visitors.

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