# After Windows update Max UI reset and can't be saved **URL:** \ **Category:** General CG Discussion\ **Created:** [February 2, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/after-windows-update-max-ui-reset-and-cant-be-saved/143081 "2019-02-02T18:24:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bormax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@bormax](https://forums.chaos.com/u/bormax)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/after-windows-update-max-ui-reset-and-cant-be-saved/143081/1 "2019-02-02T18:24:28Z")
Hi During last half of year I have the same kind of problems after some Windows updates - Max UI reset to defaults, all custom settings reset, user external paths reset either. Ok, I have saved to files UI settings and normally I was not happy, but was able to get my settings back. Last Windows update reset Max UI again, but this time I can’t get back part of my settings. I mean I can restore them, but after I close Max they get back to default ones. Did you guys have same kind of problems? ---
**Author:** ![jtveclipse12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jtveclipse12](https://forums.chaos.com/u/jtveclipse12)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/after-windows-update-max-ui-reset-and-cant-be-saved/143081/2 "2019-02-02T21:23:15Z")
I spent a bunch of time on google seeing if anyone else was having these sort of issues and I thought it was just me! Since the last windows update I am now able to set default apps (Wasn’t able to do this for 2 months). But as you mentioned a bunch of settings seems to be set to something that you CAN NOT change. 3ds Max: Incremental increased are not set to 1" increments (was 0.1"). Import/Export always jumps to some random folder on my backup drive. Photoshop: Every time I use the perspective warp tool the tooltips come up. Substance Designer: Doesn’t matter what resolution I set on the startup, the documents always end up being 4k Marvelous Designer: Home screen always shows even after checking the don’t show on startup button multiple times. It also also loads the same project, so i have to clear the avatar and garments. ---
**Author:** ![bormax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@bormax](https://forums.chaos.com/u/bormax)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/after-windows-update-max-ui-reset-and-cant-be-saved/143081/3 "2019-02-03T09:35:53Z")
> [@JoeVallard](#): > > I spent a bunch of time on google seeing if anyone else was having these sort of issues and I thought it was just me! You are not alone 😃 I’ve just restore Windows to the point before last update and now everything works well as it was. I’ve done restoring because of this problem before, and every time I see notification about Windows update I start to think - What this time will be broken?.. Pretty annoying. And it’s clearly connected with Windows updates, because nothing else changed on my working computer ---
**Author:** ![pokoy\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokoy\_1](https://forums.chaos.com/u/pokoy_1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.chaos.com/t/after-windows-update-max-ui-reset-and-cant-be-saved/143081/4 "2019-02-03T10:02:10Z")
For a few versions, 2012-2016 or so, I made it a habit to change privileges on the 3ds max folder to read/write for all users. Not doing so would sometimes prevent user settings to be saved correctly (which effectively looks like settings were reset). I still do this to avoid any problems. Recent Win updates were a desaster. Whoever was responsible for the idea of forced updates deserves a kick in the butt.