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Community builders have repackaged Windows 7 install media that claim to include modern USB 3.x and NVMe drivers so the decade‑old installer will run on contemporary hardware — and that recent activity raises two parallel questions for enthusiasts and IT pros: how to reliably add USB 3.0 and...

Windows 11 users running NVMe storage just gained access to a low‑level performance path that can deliver substantial I/O improvements — but it’s not turned on by default, it’s still early, and enabling it carries real compatibility and stability risks for many systems. Background For over a...

Microsoft’s storage team quietly shipped a native NVMe I/O path in Server builds, and enterprising enthusiasts have found a way to flip that behavior on many Windows 11 machines — producing measurable SSD gains in some setups but also exposing real compatibility and data‑safety risks that make...

A low‑level storage change quietly arriving in Windows Server 2025 has opened a backdoor for enthusiasts to unlock a dramatic boost for NVMe SSDs on Windows 11 — by switching on a native NVMe I/O path that bypasses decades of SCSI emulation. The capability is real and measurable in Microsoft’s...

Microsoft’s storage stack just got a major rewrite in server builds — and an unsupported registry trick is letting enthusiasts flip the switch on Windows 11 to get dramatic NVMe gains, but not without real risk. Background: why Windows treated NVMe like an old hard drive For years Windows...

Microsoft has quietly moved the heavy lifting for BitLocker off the CPU and into silicon — a change that promises big wins for NVMe performance and battery life on supported Windows 11 PCs while also reshaping recovery, compliance, and fleet management for IT teams. Background / Overview For...

Microsoft’s storage team has quietly delivered one of the most consequential under‑the‑hood performance changes to Windows in years — a native NVMe I/O path introduced with Windows Server 2025 that removes decades of SCSI emulation, and which enthusiasts have already coaxed into recent Windows...

Microsoft’s decision to ship a native NVMe I/O path in Windows Server 2025 has already rippled into the Windows 11 enthusiast community, where researchers and users are unlocking that code path with registry tweaks and reporting measurable gains — particularly for random I/O on high-end NVMe...

Microsoft’s own documentation and recent independent testing confirm what many enthusiasts suspected: enabling BitLocker on modern NVMe-equipped Windows 11 systems can introduce measurable CPU overhead and reduce small‑block (random 4K) storage performance — but the magnitude and impact vary...

Microsoft has quietly moved one of Windows’ longest‑standing storage bottlenecks out of the way: a native NVMe I/O path introduced in Windows Server 2025 removes decades‑old SCSI translation overhead and — when enabled on client builds through community‑discovered FeatureManagement overrides —...

Microsoft's decades‑old storage class driver model is finally being challenged: a native NVMe kernel driver (nvmedisk.sys) that Microsoft built for Windows Server 2025 has been discovered inside recent Windows 11 25H2 builds, and early tests indicate measurable throughput and latency gains on...

Windows 11 already contains a native NVMe driver that can meaningfully improve SSD responsiveness — but it’s hidden behind a server-first rollout and a community-discovered registry shortcut that carries real-world compatibility and recovery risks. Background: why this matters now For years...

Microsoft’s storage team has quietly shipped a modern NVMe class driver and the components that enable it are already present in recent Windows 11 builds — a change that can raise NVMe SSD throughput and lower latency on the right hardware, but which currently requires an unsupported registry...

A quiet but potentially consequential change to Windows storage is already making noise in enthusiast forums: a native NVMe I/O path introduced for Windows Server 2025 can be enabled on Windows 11 through a community-discovered registry tweak, and early results show meaningful reductions in...

A subtle race in the Linux kernel’s NVMe‑over‑Fibre‑Channel stack was assigned CVE‑2025‑40343 after maintainers fixed a sequencing bug that could let the same association deletion be scheduled twice during a forced port shutdown — a corner case that, in the field, risks freeing resources twice...

CVE‑2025‑40342 is a kernel-level race and lifecycle bug in the Linux nvme‑fc (NVMe over Fibre Channel) driver that can let an asynchronous workqueue handler run against freed state during controller/association teardown, producing kernel list corruption and an immediate host crash (kernel...

A subtle ordering bug in the Linux kernel's NVMe over Fibre Channel (nvme‑fc) driver has been assigned CVE‑2025‑40261 and fixed by a small but critical change: ensure the work item used to report I/O errors (->ioerr_work) is cancelled only after the controller's transport association is fully...

Windows-stack websites still matter: in 2025 the best cheap Windows hosting providers combine modern Windows Server support, affordable Windows VPS/shared plans, and clear licensing options — but the trade-offs between cost, control, and compliance are more visible than ever. Background Windows...

Kingston’s new DC3000ME Gen5 U.2 SSD arrives as one of the clearest statements yet that PCIe 5.0 enterprise flash is moving out of the OEM-only channel and into mainstream procurement — a high-capacity, 1‑DWPD data center drive with Gen5 performance, broad security and telemetry features, and...

Windows 11 ships with a focused toolkit for PC gaming — from Game Mode and Auto HDR to DirectStorage and per‑app GPU control — and when you combine those features with up‑to‑date drivers, the right power profile, and thoughtful storage management you can measurably boost FPS, reduce stutters...