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OneNote for Windows 10 Read-Only in October, Sync Slows in June: Act Now
Microsoft will lock millions of OneNote for Windows 10 notebooks into a view-only state on October 14, 2025. In an unusual move, the company will start degrading sync performance for the legacy app...
DISM & SFC: The Definitive Guide to Fixing Windows File System Errors Without Reinstalling
A file system error on Windows 10 or 11 rarely signals a catastrophic failure—most stem from corrupted system files, wonky updates, or minor drive glitches. What trips users up is not the severity...
Silicon Motion Controllers Not Affected by Windows 11 KB5063878 SSD Bug—Yet
Microsoft's August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, tagged KB5063878, landed with routine fixes—and then the reports began trickling in. Under sustained write loads, some NVMe SSDs...
KB5063878 Triggers Cross-Vendor NVMe SSD Disappearances, Phison Disowns Forged Warning
A forged internal memo claiming Windows 11’s August cumulative update was catastrophically destroying Phison-based SSDs was publicly disowned by Phison this week, even as the storage controller...
Windows 11 SSD Turmoil: Back Up Now as Vendors Probe Update Bug and Phison Battles Fake Leaks
Users who installed Microsoft’s August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 are facing a demonstrable threat to their data, as multiple independent tests have confirmed that sustained...
Microsoft's SQL Server 2025 RC0 Arrives: Ubuntu 24.04, TLS 1.3, and Docker Caveats
Microsoft has shipped the first public release candidate of SQL Server 2025, delivering two long-awaited changes for teams that mix Windows infrastructure with Linux development: official support for...
Windows 11 24H2 Update KB5063878 Linked to Vanishing SSDs and Data Corruption—Phison Investigates as Backups Become Critical
Reports from multiple independent testers and specialist outlets confirm that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) can trigger a reproducible...
KB5063878 Triggers SSD Failures During Heavy Writes; Phison Pursues Legal Action Over Forged Advisory
SSD reliability on Windows 11 took a sharp hit this week after Microsoft's August 12 cumulative update, KB5063878, was linked to NVMe drives vanishing under sustained write loads. Phison, a leading...
KB5063878 Triggers NVMe SSD Failures on Windows 11 24H2—Here’s How to Protect Your Data
Microsoft’s August 2025 security update for Windows 11 24H2 is triggering severe storage regressions that can cause NVMe SSDs to vanish mid-write, and in some cases the damage is permanent....
Microsoft Quietly Extends Windows 10 Consumer ESU Through October 2027
Microsoft has quietly rewritten the timeline for its Windows 10 consumer Extended Security Updates program, expanding coverage from a single year to nearly two full years—until October 12, 2027....
Microsoft, Phison Find No Evidence That Windows 11 KB5063878 Causes SSDs to Vanish
After weeks of investigation, Microsoft and SSD controller manufacturer Phison have concluded that they could not reproduce the alarming reports of SSDs vanishing or being corrupted following the...
Windows 11 KB5063878 Update Causes NVMe SSDs to Vanish During Heavy Writes, Microsoft Investigating
Multiple independent reports and reproducible tests have confirmed that the Windows 11 August 2025 cumulative update (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) can cause NVMe SSDs to abruptly disappear during...