Microsoft’s recent service alert closes a week of anxious speculation by saying that the August 2025 Windows 11 update is not responsible for a wave of reported SSD disappearances and failures, but the episode leaves important forensic questions and practical lessons for power users, IT teams...
Microsoft’s latest public update on the mid‑August patch storm is straightforward: after investigation, the company says the August 2025 cumulative rollup did not cause a widespread failure mode that “breaks” SSDs, but the episode still exposes fragile cross‑stack dependencies and persistent...
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Microsoft’s Surface Hub v1 devices, a staple in many collaborative corporate environments, recently faced an unprecedented crisis following the company’s June Patch Tuesday updates. Shortly after IT administrators began deploying updates such as KB5060533 for Windows 10, reports emerged that a...
Enhancing TPM Reliability with the New Attestation Readiness Verifier
The evolution of security in Windows 11 takes a giant leap forward with the introduction of the attestation readiness verifier, a lightweight tool designed to rigorously assess the reliability of your Trusted Platform Module...