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Microsoft Concludes August Windows 11 Update Not to Blame for SSD Failures, but Users Remain Wary
Microsoft has officially closed its investigation into the August 2025 Windows 11 update scare, stating it found no evidence that the patch corrupted or bricked NVMe SSDs. But for a vocal group of...
Microsoft Clears KB5063878 of SSD Failures, but Uncertainty Persists
Microsoft has officially concluded that its August 2025 security update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) is not the cause of a spate of alarming SSD failure reports, but the declaration has done little to...
Windows 10 Still Dominates Half of PCs as End-of-Support Deadline Looms
With just weeks remaining before Microsoft pulls the plug on free support for Windows 10, roughly half of all PCs worldwide are still running the aging operating system. That’s the stark assessment...
Microsoft and Phison Exonerate KB5063878 After SSD Failure Investigation
The breathless headlines warning that a Windows 11 cumulative update was bricking NVMe SSDs have been conclusively walked back. After more than 4,500 hours of testing and 2,200 test cycles,...
Windows 11 August Update: Microsoft and Phison Deny SSD Bricking, But Narrow Edge Case Persists
Microsoft and Phison have categorically denied that the Windows 11 KB5063878 update is bricking NVMe SSDs at scale, following a wave of alarming social-media reports. Yet behind the official...
Microsoft Absolves KB5063878 of Gaming SSD Failures, but Community Reproductions Persist
Microsoft’s official position is unequivocal: the August 2025 security update KB5063878 is not responsible for a spate of gaming SSD failures that surfaced shortly after its release. But community...
Microsoft Clears August Update in SSD Vanishing Probe, But Community Tests Say Otherwise
Microsoft has closed its investigation into reports that the August 2025 Windows 11 cumulative update caused NVMe SSDs to abruptly disappear, concluding that the patch is not to blame. But the...
Microsoft and Phison Dismiss Windows 11 Update as Cause of SSD Failures After Exhaustive Tests
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Windows 10 Gains a One-Year Reprieve—But Only If You Activate OneDrive Backup by October 14
Starting October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security updates for Windows 10—unless users enroll in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, and the free path requires syncing with...
uBlock Origin Vanished from Edge—Here’s the Fix and What It Means for MV2 Extensions
For a handful of hours this week, uBlock Origin—the widely trusted, open-source content blocker used by millions—simply disappeared from Microsoft Edge. The extension’s author, known as...
No Universal SSD Death: Microsoft and Phison Clear August Update, but Forensic Questions Linger
Microsoft and SSD controller maker Phison have both concluded that the August 2025 Windows 11 cumulative update, tracked as KB5063878, did not trigger a wave of SSD failures across the Windows...
7 Windows Registry Tricks That Unlock Hidden Customization on Windows 11
Microsoft's Windows Registry is a 30-year-old configuration database that still controls almost every aspect of the operating system. Many power users know it holds tweaks the Settings app won’t...