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  1. 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...
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    Install Windows 11 on m.2 ssd / ssd not detected in windows installer

    I am using a HP - Victus 16.1" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 256GB SSD. I bought this laptop from Best Buy. I need to reinstall Windows. It is working now, and my m.2 SSD's work fine. But when I use the Media creation tool and create a bootable SSD...
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    Performance external 3.0 NVMe M.2, or internally installed?

    Hi, I have a HP Z4 G4 xeon 64 gb RAM, and was thinking about to use my Samsung 980 SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 - 1TB as a external drive. Because i already have this in a 3.1 usb cabinette. Wil there be any difference in performance if i run it this way? Or should i plug that drive inside the computer...
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Desktop not loading after Edge update

    Hi there since December 24th, my Windows 11 desktop is not loading anymore after I logged in. The only things I can do is open the windows task manager or display the shutdown icon which I use (holding the SHIFT key while press reboot icon) to do a system recovery from a few days before. With...
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    • asus bug fixes compatibility desktop edge updates firewall gigabyte hardware issues intel latest version m.2 music production performance issues software dependency ssd system restore task manager troubleshooting user experience windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Windows Boot Manager installed to other harddrive with windows on it.

    I am trying to figure out what happened to my system to prevent it from happening again, and how to fix it. I had an old hard drive that I got from my family member after I upgraded their hard drive to an SSD for more speed. My plan was to slave it to my computer and format the hard drive, using...
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    • active partition bcd bios boot manager boot time command line disk formatting drive management hard drive hardware upgrade installation media m.2 os partition performance issues repair storage system issues tech support troubleshooting windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  6. AHCI Mode in BIOS Missing

    SATA Mode only shows RAID option. I did all the update on my Windows 10 and downloaded the necessary Drivers from my Unit's Manufacturer Website, Intel, and Microsoft. And my SSD M.2 2280 cannot be detected. I checked and it should be compatible. M.2 slot might be disabled but I don't know how...
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    • ahci asus bios compatibility configuration detection drivers egpu hardware intel m.2 motherboard performance raid sata settings ssd update windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware

  7. Lenovo introduces the ThinkPad X1 Yoga ahead of CES

    Ahead of CES, Lenovo introduced their all new Link Removed as part of an expanded X1 family. This new Windows 10 PC offers users a unique combination of performance, connectivity and security. It was built tough to withstand the rigors of mobile working by passing more than two hundred Lenovo...
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  8. Windows 8 Microsoft Phone activation being Robo Called?

    I just got an M.2 PCIe 3.0 SSD. It is really fast, but I applied my 8.1 image to the drive and it came out not activated. Not sure why, but I had to call the Activation site. I was greeted by instructions to enter some numbers I was given just to get to the actual activation. Basically, two...
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    • activation error forum information m.2 microsoft pcie piracy robo call ssd support technology troubleshooting windows 10 windows 8.1
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    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation