[Urgent]Microsoft's Latest Windows 11 Update Is Reportedly 'Killing' Some SSDs

[rayminator]

Microsoft's Latest Windows 11 Update Is Reportedly 'Killing' Some SSDs

The Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 update is breaking drives. SSDs and HDDs disappear during heavy writes, leaving them unreadable. File corruption happens often. Reboots sometimes bring the drive back, but the problem stays.

The issue shows up after about 50 GB of continuous writes or when controller usage goes above 60 percent. DRAM-less SSDs with Phison controllers are hit hardest. Some enterprise HDDs fail too.

It looks like a bug in the drive cache or a memory leak in Windows. The same pattern repeats under heavy workloads, which means your data is at serious risk if you keep using the update.

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I suggest that you remove that update regardless if you are having problem or not

 

[forgetmaster]

PLEASE GOD NOT THIS

 

[forgetmaster]

I suggest that you remove that update regardless if you are having problem or not

This is gonna be a big issue for average joe

 

[MissCougar]

Microsoft delivering more amazing features!

 

[Saerwen]

You gotta love technology!

 

[MLocke]

I've seen some contrarian takes that (wrongly) think Windows couldn't be responsible for SSD issues due to its design, and Phison also came out with a statement saying they can't reproduce the issue. It seems urgent, so someone should have figured it out by now. I was scared when I heard about this a week or so ago, but it's probably not going to affect everyone.

Windows 11 was not very stable when it first came out, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's going to introduce regressions and exacerbate issues with or stress people's hardware. It's a sign of the times.

 

[MLocke]

Repro on video.

 

[DSSAlex]

Install linux, problem solved

 

[rayminator]

Install linux, problem solved

well that will do but some people can't because we use daz3d and it's windows only