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  1. Windows KB5063878 SSD Failures: Firmware Provenance and Vendor Findings

    Microsoft and Phison are publicly at odds over whether last month’s Windows 11 cumulative update (commonly tracked as KB5063878) caused data-loss and device‑disappearance issues on some NVMe SSDs — and the debate reveals a messy intersection of community test benches, vendor lab validation...
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    • Forum: Windows News

  2. Windows 11 KB5063878: Is the Aug 2025 Update Bricking NVMe SSDs?

    Microsoft’s latest position is unambiguous: after an internal review and partner-assisted testing, the company reports it “found no connection” between the August 2025 Windows 11 security update and the series of SSD disappearances and failures circulating on social media — but the empirical...
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    • Forum: Windows News

  3. Windows 7 DLC News for L4D2

    Looks like us L4D fans will have something to look forward to in April: Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    • Forum: Windows Games