A new Xbox Insider update is apparently causing users' consoles to revert to factory settings, removing profiles and settings in the process.
According to VGC, the problem is happening to those who are signed up to the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead tiers of the Insider program, which allow users to download updates that will probably contain some pretty serious bugs given how early in the testing process they are.
That certainly seems to be the case with the latest update, which is apparently causing users' Xbox profiles, system setting preferences, and Quick Resume gameplay data to be deleted, essentially reverting the console to factory settings.
As VGC tells it, once the update is installed (which it will be if you're signed up to the aforementioned tiers, since it's now mandatory), the Xbox runs through its initial setup procedure rather than loading the Xbox dashboard as it normally would.
However, it sounds like the console isn't deleting users' installed games, which means it probably also isn't deleting save data stored locally. This does, however, mean that if this has happened to you, you'll probably need to re-add any profiles that were previously on your console.
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