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Phison confirms potential real reason for “Windows 11 SSD killing and corruption” bug  Neowin Finally! The real reason why SSDs are disappearing in Windows 11  PCWorld New report blames Phison’s pre-release firmware for SSD failures — not Microsoft’s August patch for Windows  Tom’s Hardware Microsoft, Phison Disagree on SSD Issues Linked to Windows Updates  extremetech.com When SSDs Vanishes: How Windows 11 Users Can Protect …

Nothing grabs consumer eyeballs like a bundle deal. But who could possibly avert their eyes when Amazon takes an elite-level touchscreen laptop like the Dell Inspiron 15 3535 and bundles it with Windows 11 Pro and a box of goodies including a stylus pen, camera privacy cover, and USB flash drive, and offers that $3,000 package for just $800? The …

In order to combat even more PS5 console price increases in Europe, Sony is reportedly looking at reducing the storage space of the SSD each system comes packaged with. According to Dealabs leaker Billbil-Kun, the Digital Edition of the base PS5 will start to have 825GB of space as part of a new Chassis E series, as opposed to the …

Samsung 9100 PRO 8TB Today, Samsung has sent over their brand new 9100 PRO 8TB Gen5 NVMe SSD for review. This is the big brother to the 2TB 9100 PRO I looked at back in March. That drive, the 9100 PRO 2TB, almost felt like a statement: Samsung is back at the forefront of SSD performance. This new drive is …

In need of expanding your PC storage space? Samsung is here to help with a series of SSDs at various capacities all on sale for Labor Day. The Samsung 990 EVO Plus with 1TB of space has been chopped down by 38% which brings it from $105 to just $65 — saving you $40. If 1TB isn’t enough for you, …

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 25H2 release is close and Microsoft denies SSD issues  Neowin Microsoft says recent Windows update didn’t kill your SSD  BleepingComputer Microsoft claims Windows 11 isn’t killing SSDs – so what the heck is going on?!  TechRadar Phison: We Found No Evidence Windows 11 Update Can Brick SSDs  PCMag Microsoft denies recent Windows 11 update is bricking SSDs  Mashable Source link

The Windows 11 SSD fiasco has apparently taken a new turn, as, according to Microsoft, its latest security update didn’t affect storage drives at all, but consumer reports say something otherwise. Microsoft Is Unable to Reproduce SSD Crashes With The New Security Updates, Ruling Out Their Involvement For those unaware, the recent Windows 11 ‘KB5063878’ security update caused SSDs to …

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs). Redmond first told BleepingComputer last week that it is aware of users reporting SSD failures after installing this month’s Windows 11 24H2 security update. In a subsequent service alert seen by …

For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers on YouTube and TikTok were quick to jump on the reports of corrupted data and disappearing drives, laying the blame squarely at Microsoft’s feet. We’re not saying any company is …

Summary Microsoft found no link between the August 2025 Windows update and reported SSD failures. Phison ran 4,500+ hours of testing and found no SSD faults tied to the update. Likely a rare setup-specific issue: only one detailed claim surfaced on social media. Things got a little scary with the new Windows 11 update. First, Microsoft stated that it was …