Windows Storage
The latest Windows Storage coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
How an AI Coding Assistant Uncovered 143GB of Hidden Bloat Windows Storage Sense Missed
A MakeUseOf writer recently discovered that Windows’ built-in cleanup tool had left 143 gigabytes of unnecessary files languishing on a nearly full C: drive—until Anthropic’s Claude Code...
Rossmann Sues Samsung Over SSD Warranty Refund Dispute
Louis Rossmann, the outspoken repair rights advocate and YouTube personality, is preparing to drag Samsung into a Texas courtroom. His grievance: after his 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD failed, the company...
WinDirStat: Master Your Windows Disk Space with the Ultimate Treemap Analyzer
WinDirStat remains one of the most trusted free disk usage analyzers for Windows, delivering a visual treemap that instantly reveals what’s eating your storage. When your SSD or hard drive fills up...
WizTree Review: How This Free Tool Finds Windows Storage Hogs in Seconds Using NTFS MFT
When Windows users face the dreaded "low disk space" warning, the built-in tools often fail to identify what's actually consuming gigabytes of storage. Microsoft's Storage Sense and Disk Cleanup...
Microsoft Patches Critical ReFS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2026-23673
Microsoft released a critical security update on March 10, 2026, addressing CVE-2026-23673, a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Resilient File System (ReFS). The...
Windows Native NVMe Path: Performance Gains, Limitations, and How to Enable It
Microsoft's storage engineering team has quietly implemented a significant architectural change in Windows that rewires a decades-old storage bottleneck, potentially unlocking substantial performance...
Native NVMe Registry Hack: Windows 11 Gets Server 2025 Storage Performance
A quiet but significant storage architecture change in Windows Server 2025 has created an unexpected opportunity for Windows 11 users to unlock substantial NVMe SSD performance gains through a simple...
Windows 11 NVMe Native Path: Performance Gains, Risks & Registry Tweaks Explained
Microsoft's storage architecture is undergoing a fundamental transformation, with a new NVMe native path implementation that promises significant performance improvements for solid-state drives....
Windows Server 2025 NVMe Driver Revolution: Performance Gains vs. Client Risks
Microsoft's storage engineering team has quietly implemented a fundamental architectural shift in how Windows handles NVMe storage, with a modern native NVMe class driver now shipping in Windows...
Windows 11 NVMe Registry Hack: Performance Gains, Risks, and How to Enable Native NVMe I/O
A quiet but potentially consequential change to Windows storage architecture is making waves in enthusiast communities: a native NVMe I/O path introduced for Windows Server 2025 can be enabled on...
Native NVMe Path in Windows Server 2025 Slashes Latency, Windows 11 25H2 Testing Begins
Microsoft's latest storage architecture update has quietly introduced a significant performance enhancement for NVMe SSDs that's generating considerable excitement in the Windows enthusiast...
Windows Server 2025 & Windows 11 Get Native NVMe I/O: Performance Revolution
Microsoft has quietly implemented one of the most significant storage architecture changes in Windows history—a native NVMe I/O path that eliminates decades-old SCSI emulation layers and delivers...