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  1. Microsoft August 2025 Patch Breaks Reset & Recovery; Emergency Fix Incoming

    Microsoft has quietly confirmed that a routine August security roll‑out has broken core recovery features on multiple Windows builds, and an out‑of‑band emergency update is imminent to fix failed Reset and Recovery operations for affected platforms. (windowslatest.com) Background Microsoft...
  2. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    A surge of community reports and hands‑on tests suggests that Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 — published as KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — can trigger a reproducible storage regression that makes some NVMe SSDs (and a few HDDs in isolated reports) “disappear” under...
  3. Windows 11 KB5063878 Breaks Some SSDs Under Heavy Writes (Phison PS5012-E12)

    Phison has publicly acknowledged that two recent Windows 11 security updates — KB5063878 and KB5062660 — are associated with a cluster of SSD failures that make drives vanish during large, sustained write operations, and the admission has sparked urgent questions about update testing, firmware...
  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. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878: NVMe/PHISON Drives Disappear Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878) has been tied to reports that, under specific heavy-write conditions, some NVMe SSDs — particularly Phison-controller models — and a small number of HDDs can become inaccessible and in some cases suffer file corruption, prompting...
  6. KB5063878: Windows 11 SSD Failures Under Heavy Write Workloads

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878) shipped as a routine Secure Boot and quality update, but a scatter of user reports — concentrated in Japan and amplified across enthusiasts’ channels — now link the patch to serious SSD failures under heavy write workloads; the pattern...
  7. Windows 11 KB5063878: SSD Failures Under Heavy Writes (50GB+)

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 — released as KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — is now at the center of a rapidly developing reliability story: independent testers and multiple tech outlets report that, under sustained large writes (commonly cited around 50 GB and above), some NVMe...
  8. Windows 10 ESU Extends Security to 2026 — Should You Wait to Upgrade to Windows 11?

    I’ve been putting off the full switch to Windows 11 — and I’m not alone: recent developments from Microsoft have made it rational for many users to stay on Windows 10 for now. The vendor’s rollout of a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) option, growing reports of performance and stability...
  9. Windows 11 KB5063878 SSD Glitches: Disappearing NVMe Drives Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878) is at the center of a growing, technically consistent set of community reports: after installing the update, some users say NVMe SSDs can “vanish” during large, sustained file writes — sometimes leaving files corrupted, SMART/controller...
  10. KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2 Storage Regression: NVMe Drives Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5063878) has been linked by independent testers and enthusiast communities to a reproducible storage regression in which certain NVMe SSDs can suddenly stop responding during sustained large writes, sometimes vanishing from Device Manager and...
  11. Windows 11 24H2 Storage Woes: HMB, BSODs, and 2025 SSD Regression

    Microsoft’s Windows 11 24H2 rollout has already spawned two separate storage headaches: an earlier compatibility surge that produced looping Blue Screens of Death (BSODs) on certain Western Digital and SanDisk NVMe drives, and a later August 12, 2025 cumulative patch (KB5063878, OS Build...
  12. Windows 11 24H2 August Update Triggers NVMe Storage Regression (KB5063878)

    Microsoft’s latest cumulative for Windows 11 24H2 has been tied to a small but serious cluster of storage failures that can make NVMe SSDs disappear during heavy writes and, in a handful of cases, leave data unreadable — a scare that underscores why updating and backup discipline still matters...
  13. Windows 11 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes — What to Know

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) has been tied by multiple independent community tests and tech outlets to a serious storage regression: under sustained, large sequential writes some SSDs can stop responding, disappear from Windows, and — in a...
  14. Windows 11 KB5063878: Storage Regression and 0x80240069 WSUS Issue (Aug 2025)

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) shipped with security fixes — and within days the patch was linked to two very different reliability problems: an enterprise deployment failure that produced WSUS/SCCM install errors, and a separate cluster of...
  15. Windows 11 KB5063878 Storage Regression: NVMe SSDs Lose Access on Large Writes

    A serious storage regression tied to Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — has surfaced in the wild: users and independent testers report that sustained, large file writes can cause some NVMe SSDs to stop responding, disappear from Windows, and...
  16. Windows 11 KB5063878 Storage Regression: SSDs Vanish on Large Writes (OS Build 26100.4946)

    A mid‑August cumulative update for Windows 11 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946), released on August 12, 2025 — is being linked by multiple independent community tests and tech outlets to a storage regression that can render some SSDs inaccessible after sustained, large sequential writes, with...
  17. Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: Install Failures & SSD Disappear Risks

    Microsoft’s August Windows 11 patch cycle has produced two very different but equally alarming headlines this week: an emergency mitigation for enterprise update delivery failures, and community reports that the same cumulative update may be triggering storage devices to become unreadable or...
  18. Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 Causes NVMe SSDs to Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    Microsoft's August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) has been linked in community reports to NVMe SSDs becoming inaccessible after sustained, heavy file writes — an issue that has reopened concerns about storage stability in the 24H2 branch and forced a cautious...
  19. KB5063878 for Windows 11 24H2: WSUS install 0x80240069 & drives disappearing risk

    Microsoft’s August cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5063878) promised performance and security fixes, but within days it became the focal point of two separate reliability incidents: an enterprise deployment failure that blocked WSUS/SCCM installs and, more alarmingly, early community reports that...
  20. KB5063878 Windows 11 24H2 Storage Issues: Drives Disappear, Data Risk Reemerges

    Microsoft's August cumulative for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878, OS Build 26100.4946) has sparked a new round of alarm in the storage community: multiple reports say the patch is associated with drives disappearing, SMART information becoming unreadable, and — in at least some cases...