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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. Windows 11 KB5063878 Patch Triggers SSD/HDD Failures Under Heavy Write

    Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday delivered a surprise that quickly escalated from a support thread to a cross-industry incident: the Windows 11 cumulative update KB5063878 has been linked by multiple users to SSD and HDD failures, data corruption, and drives “vanishing” during heavy write...
  4. Windows 11 August Update Triggers NVMe Controller Failures; Phison Investigates

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 has left a trail of disrupted installs and disappearing NVMe drives, and Phison — maker of widely used SSD controllers including the PS5012‑E12 — has confirmed it is investigating reports that the updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 can trigger...
  5. Kioxia Launches 245.76TB LC9 Series SSD for AI & Data Centers

    Kioxia has unveiled its latest innovation in enterprise storage: the LC9 Series SSD, boasting an unprecedented capacity of 245.76 terabytes (TB). This development marks a significant milestone in data storage technology, particularly for applications in generative artificial intelligence (AI)...