Is a Recent Windows Update Responsible for SSD Failures? Microsoft Has an Answer

A rash of SSD failures have prompted some users to blame a recent Windows Update. Microsoft insist the problem is not its fault.

Windows 10 gets its final update before support ends. What’s in it?

Update KB5066198 will be the last non-security update for Windows 10. It's now available as an optional install.

Microsoft says Windows September updates break SMBv1 shares

Microsoft has confirmed that the 2025 Windows security updates are causing connection issues to Server Message Block (SMB) v1 ...
Forbes

Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Updates Broken. Fix Now — Here’s How

A Microsoft support document has confirmed that, for users of Windows 11 version 24H2, the Scan for Updates function might not be working. “This Windows configuration update addresses an issue in ...
TweakTown

Microsoft says recent reports of SSD failures were not caused by a Windows 11 update

TL;DR: Recent reports linked Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 to SSD failures during large data transfers, especially on DRAM-less drives with Phison controllers. However, after ...
Forbes

Windows 11 Latest Update: More Critical Issues Now Emerging, Report Claims

The latest Windows 11 update (KB5063878) promised faster performance when it was rolled out on Aug. 12. But then it developed serious problems — which isn’t great when it’s a mandatory update that ...
Mashable

Windows 11’s latest update may be bricking some SSDs, users report

Word is circulating around the Internet that the latest Windows 11 update may be causing some potentially serious problems for SSD owners. More specifically, some users in Japan have reported that ...