If you're a proud owner of an SSD and wish to optimize its performance, understanding the SSD TRIM command is very important. This guide will discuss this process and everything you need to know about ...

SSD failures might be down to the use of pre-release Phison firmware That's the conclusion of an investigation by a PC enthusiast group in China We're told it's verified by Phison engineers, but we ...

Recently released Windows 11 24H2 updates are reportedly causing data corruption and failure issues for some SSD and HDD models on up-to-date systems. While some of the impacted drives were restored ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 sparked reports of SSD failures, mainly involving Phison controllers. After extensive testing, Phison found no reproducible issues or ...

Update as of October 18, 2024: After reports of Windows 11 24H2 crashing with certain SSDs made the rounds, Microsoft has since paused rollout of the update to affected systems. SSD manufacturers ...

Recap: Reports suggest that a Windows 11 security update released in early August may be the cause of HDD and SSD failures during large data transfers. However, the extent of the issue remains unclear ...

PSA: Windows 11 24H2 users who recently installed the KB5063878 update should avoid file transfers exceeding 50GB for now. Those who haven't updated yet should delay the security patch until more ...

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) ...

TL;DR: Recent reports linked Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 to SSD failures during large data transfers, especially on DRAM-less drives with Phison controllers. However, after ...

Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. is a senior editor and ...