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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...
Corsair, SanDisk, Kioxia NVMe Drives Vanish Under Load After Windows 11 Update KB5063878
A routine Patch Tuesday deployment spiraled into a storage crisis this week as Windows 11 update KB5063878 was linked to a wave of SSD and HDD failures, drive disappearances, and data...
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, 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...
Windows 11 Update KB5063878 Triggers SSD Failures: Phison Investigates, Denounces Fake Report
Phison is actively investigating a storage regression in Windows 11's August 2025 cumulative update that causes NVMe SSDs to vanish mid-transfer, while simultaneously denouncing a falsified internal...
Microsoft Races Out Emergency Fix for Broken Windows Reset, SSD Failures Still Under Probe
Microsoft shipped out-of-band cumulative updates on August 19, 2025, to fix a critical bug that broke Windows’ built-in Reset, cloud re-image, and remote wipe features after the August Patch...
Windows 11's August Patch Triggers SSD Failures on Large Writes, Phison Fights Fake Leak
Microsoft's August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) is causing some SSDs to drop off the system entirely during sustained large file transfers....
Microsoft’s August Patch Breaks SSDs: Drives Disappear Mid-Transfer, Phison Investigates
Microsoft’s August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 is causing NVMe SSDs to vanish during large file transfers, leaving some drives permanently corrupted, according to multiple user...
Windows 11 KB5063878 Update Triggers SSD Disappearances: Phison Probes Failure Spike
Microsoft’s August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, KB5063878 (build 26100.4946), is triggering a disturbing storage regression that causes SSDs to vanish from the operating system under...
Heavy Writes Cause SSDs to Vanish After Windows 11 KB5063878 Update
Microsoft and SSD controller designer Phison are jointly investigating a serious storage regression introduced by the August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build...
The IT Pro's Guide to Enabling VBS at Scale for Windows 11 Hotpatching Without Reboots
Microsoft’s move to let organizations apply security fixes without forcing a reboot—the long-anticipated hotpatch capability for Windows 11—has a hard prerequisite that catches many IT teams...