Users in the earliest Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead tiers say the latest console update is removing their Xbox profiles, console settings and Quick Resume data (thanks, VGC) - and has now been made a mandatory download, so cannot be skipped.

A brand-new console update for Xbox Insiders is reportedly initiating factory resets and causing other issues for members of the program.

The latest firmware update for Xbox Series X|S consoles is out now, and it's apparently resetting users' consoles to factory settings--but none of this likely applies to you.

A new Xbox Insider update is causing some users' Xbox consoles to factory reset themselves, removing things like profiles and setting preferences.

Xbox Insiders are reporting that the latest console update is wiping their profiles and restoring the console's factory settings.

A recent Xbox Insider update resulted in some consoles to reset to factory settings. The update erased the gamer’s data, leading to many gamers having to manually restore their accounts and 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).

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.

I've got some bad news if you're a member of the Xbox Insider Program, as it seems as though the latest update pushed to the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead channels could be wiping user profiles from Xbox consoles.

A new Xbox Insider update caused major problems for those signed up for alpha access, and while it can be frustrating, it comes with the territory.