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  1. Windows 11 KB5063878: SSD Regression Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) has been linked by multiple independent testers and SSD vendors to a troubling storage regression: under sustained, large write workloads some SSDs temporarily vanish from the operating system — and in a subset of reports files...
  2. Windows 11 LE Audio: Super-Wideband Stereo Fixes Bluetooth Voice

    Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update brings a long‑awaited fix for muffled Bluetooth headset audio: support for Bluetooth LE Audio's super‑wideband stereo, letting game audio remain high‑fidelity while voice chat or calls run at a much higher sample rate than the old Hands‑Free Profile allowed...
  3. Windows 11 Adds Super-Wideband Stereo for Bluetooth LE Audio

    Microsoft has quietly closed one of PC audio’s most annoying gaps: Windows 11 now supports a super‑wideband stereo path for Bluetooth LE Audio that keeps stereo game and media audio intact while using a headset microphone, eliminating the long‑standing drop to muffled, mono voice quality on...
  4. Fix HDR in Windows 11 After Updates: Safe Step-by-Step Guide

    If HDR stopped working or suddenly looks washed out after a Windows update, you’re not alone — a wave of users reported Auto HDR and HDR video problems after recent Windows 11 updates, and Microsoft has issued fixes and guidance to restore proper HDR behavior. This feature-first rollout exposed...
  5. Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery: Cloud-Powered Self-Healing Boot

    Microsoft’s Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself after repeated boot failures by reaching out to the cloud, downloading targeted fixes, and applying them from the Windows Recovery Environment — a feature Microsoft calls Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) and which is being rolled out as part of...
  6. Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery: Self-Healing Boot Fixes via Cloud Remediation

    Windows 11 can now attempt to repair itself automatically after repeated boot failures using a new cloud-aware feature called Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) — a Best-Effort, WinRE-based remediation pipeline Microsoft built as part of its Windows Resiliency Initiative and which is rolling out into...
  7. Windows 11 24H2 Update Causes NVMe SSDs to Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    Within days of Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday, a cluster of independent testers and community posts began documenting a worrying pattern: after installing the Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update (tracked as KB5063878, with a related preview package KB5062660), some NVMe SSDs momentarily or...
  8. Windows 11 vs Windows 10: Gaming FPS Parity with Edge Case Micro‑Stutters

    The short answer: for most players, switching from Windows 10 to Windows 11 will not change your average framerate in today’s demanding games — but a handful of minimum‑FPS regressions and micro‑stutter reports make the decision more nuanced than a simple “upgrade or wait.” Recent hands‑on...
  9. Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...
  10. Windows 11 24H2 KB5064093: Lock Screen Battery %, Spotify Resume, Window-Mode Recording

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Beta update, KB5064093 (build 26120.5761), quietly delivers a deceptively impactful set of quality-of-life upgrades: a redesigned battery indicator with a clear percentage on the lock screen, a first taste of cross-device app resume starting with Spotify...
  11. Windows 11 Insider Build 26120.5761: Beta Channel AI, UI polish, staged rollout

    Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) to the Beta Channel for Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2, continuing a pattern of incremental, tightly staged updates that blend UI polish, targeted bug fixes, and guarded rollouts of AI-driven experiences...
  12. Windows 11 Beta Build 26120.5761: Cross-Device Resume, Snipping Tool & Copilot+

    Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5761 (KB5064093) to the Beta Channel for Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2 — a staged preview that bundles a mix of incremental features, UI tweaks, and fixes while continuing to gate higher‑impact changes behind controlled...
  13. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 SSD Issue: Backups and Mitigations

    Microsoft and several SSD vendors are investigating reports that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) can trigger a reproducible storage regression where some SSDs vanish from the operating system during sustained, large sequential writes — a...
  14. Windows 11 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes — What to Know

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) has been tied by multiple independent community tests and tech outlets to a serious storage regression: under sustained, large sequential writes some SSDs can stop responding, disappear from Windows, and — in a...
  15. KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2: SSD Disappearances Under Heavy Writes Explained

    The Windows update ecosystem once again landed in the headlines this month after community researchers and multiple publications raised alarms about KB5063878 — the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 — and claims that a sustained-write workload can make some NVMe SSDs...
  16. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878: NVMe/PHISON Drives Disappear Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878) has been tied to reports that, under specific heavy-write conditions, some NVMe SSDs — particularly Phison-controller models — and a small number of HDDs can become inaccessible and in some cases suffer file corruption, prompting...
  17. Windows 11 KB5063878: SSD Failures Under Heavy Writes (50GB+)

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 — released as KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — is now at the center of a rapidly developing reliability story: independent testers and multiple tech outlets report that, under sustained large writes (commonly cited around 50 GB and above), some NVMe...
  18. Windows 10 ESU Extends Security to 2026 — Should You Wait to Upgrade to Windows 11?

    I’ve been putting off the full switch to Windows 11 — and I’m not alone: recent developments from Microsoft have made it rational for many users to stay on Windows 10 for now. The vendor’s rollout of a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option, growing reports of performance and stability...
  19. Windows 11 24H2: TPM 2.0 Policy vs Real-World Upgrade Behavior

    Microsoft’s upgrade machinery is currently offering Windows 11 24H2 to machines that, on paper, fail the company’s minimum security requirements — including systems with TPM 2.0 disabled — and multiple independent reports suggest this is happening to both consumer and enterprise devices...
  20. Windows 11 24H2 August Update Triggers NVMe Storage Regression (KB5063878)

    Microsoft’s latest cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 has been tied to a small but serious cluster of storage failures that can make NVMe SSDs disappear during heavy writes and, in a handful of cases, leave data unreadable — a scare that underscores why updating and backup discipline still matters...