The other issue some users have been experiencing is potentially more serious, but also harder to track down. Tom’s Hardware has a summary of the problem: At some point after installing update KB5063878 on Windows 11 24H2, some users began noticing issues with large file transfers on some SSDs. When installing a large update for Cyberpunk 2077, a large game that …
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Microsoft cleans up latest Windows Update mess • The Register
Microsoft has moved swiftly to remove the bullet it fired into its own foot with the August 2025 Security Update reset and recovery bug. The company has released out-of-band patches for Windows 10 and Windows 11 to deal with the problem in which attempts to reset and recover a device fail following the installation of the August update. The patch …
Read More »Microsoft reportedly fixing SSD failures caused by Windows updates
Recently released Windows 11 24H2 updates are reportedly causing data corruption and failure issues for some SSD and HDD models on up-to-date systems. This issue was first reported on Friday by a Japanese PC building enthusiast who saw drives with Phison NAND controllers disappearing from the OS during heavy write operations (like writing large files or many files at once) …
Read More »Microsoft Confirms Emergency Windows Update—Your PC ‘Might Fail’
You need an emergency update asap. getty Republished on August 20 with release of emergency update. “Reset and recovery operations on some Windows versions might fail,” Microsoft has suddenly admitted, promising “an out-of-band update for the affected platforms to resolve this issue in the coming days.” That could be as soon as today. Windows Latest reports the company “has warned …
Read More »August security updates break Windows recovery, reset
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. “After installing the August 2025 Windows security update [..] on any of the client versions mentioned below in the ‘Affected platforms’ section, attempts to reset or recover the device might fail,” the company …
Read More »Microsoft breaks Windows reset and recovery • The Register
Microsoft has broken the Windows reset and recovery functionality so badly, it must push an out-of-band update. While Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server are not affected, the issue, which turned up in the August 2025 security update, has hit many other versions, including the outgoing Windows 10. Thanks to Microsoft’s legendary approach to quality control, installing Windows patches these …
Read More »Phison Acknowledges SSD Failures On Windows 11 Due To KB5063878/KB5062660 Updates; Starts Investigations On Its Controllers To Resolve The Issue – Wccftech
Phison Acknowledges SSD Failures On Windows 11 Due To KB5063878/KB5062660 Updates; Starts Investigations On Its Controllers To Resolve The Issue Wccftech Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 Update May Cause SSD Failures TechPowerUp Latest Windows 11 security patch might be breaking SSDs under heavy workloads — Phison investigating reports of disappearing drives following file transfers, including some that cannot be recovered after a reboot Tom’s …
Read More »Microsoft May Fix Some of the Worst Dark Mode Problems in Windows 11 – PCMag
Microsoft May Fix Some of the Worst Dark Mode Problems in Windows 11 PCMag Windows 11 Dark Mode Is Getting A Key Upgrade And It’s About Time HotHardware Microsoft Might Be ‘Fixing’ Windows 11’s Dark Mode Lifehacker The latest Windows 11 update will fix a 10-year-old interface bug MARCA Microsoft finally fixes Windows 11’s broken Dark mode after nearly a decade The Times of India …
Read More »Recent Windows updates may fail to install via WUSA
Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in command-line tool that helps IT admins install and uninstall Microsoft Standalone Update (.msu) files through the Windows Update Agent API to deploy and remove patches, hotfixes, and updates. This known issue …
Read More »How Xbox’s cheaper, more global cloud gaming push hides a bigger next‑gen play – Windows Central
How Xbox’s cheaper, more global cloud gaming push hides a bigger next‑gen play Windows Central Microsoft hints at “more affordable” Xbox Cloud Gaming plan The Verge Xbox’s hardware legend reflects on the Series X|S and what’s coming next Windows Central Xbox Series S|X Wrapping Up, Says Microsoft As It Looks Toward Future Tech4Gamers Microsoft ‘Wraps Up’ Xbox Series X|S Era As Hardware Chief Teases …
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