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New report blames Phison's pre-release firmware for SSD failures — not Microsoft’s August patch for Windows

The curious case of failing SSDs, following Microsoft’s August security patch for Windows, has once again taken an unexpected turn.

Having recovery and/or SSD problems after recent Windows updates? You’re not alone.

The first was caused by update KB5063875, a relatively minor security update for older versions of Windows 10 and 11. This update broke Windows' built-in reset and recovery features, used to restore a ...

Your laptop SSD crashing after Windows update isn’t Microsoft’s fault, clarifies company

Recently, widespread reports surfaced online alleging catastrophic SSD failures following the August 2025 Windows 11 ...

Crucial T500 1TB Internal Gaming SSD Just Returned at a Record Low, Nearly the Same Cost as the 500GB Model

Meet all your gaming needs with this Gen4 gaming SSD from Crucial. It’s capable of super fast read and write speeds. We’re looking at read speeds of up to 7,300MB/s along with write speeds of up to 6, ...