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    Windows 11 August Patch Triggers SSD Failures: Firmware Provenance Under Scrutiny

    Windows 11’s August cumulative update set off an alarm in enthusiast circles when a string of reproducible tests showed NVMe SSDs vanishing under sustained large writes — but the emerging, vendor‑validated explanation reframes the catastrophe as a narrower supply‑chain and firmware‑provenance...
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    Windows 11 KB5063878: No fleet SSD bricking, Microsoft and Phison say

    Microsoft says the recent reports that a Windows 11 cumulative update “bricked” consumer SSDs are not supported by its telemetry and lab findings, and vendor testing so far has failed to reproduce a fleet‑level failure tied to the August servicing wave tracked as KB5063878. Background The story...
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    Windows 11 August 2025 Update: Edge-Case NVMe SSD Behavior Explained

    Microsoft and Phison have pushed back hard against a wave of social-media claims that the latest Windows 11 cumulative update is “bricking” NVMe SSDs — but the episode exposes a brittle edge case in modern storage stacks, a gap between telemetry and forensic proof, and practical steps every...
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