Word is circulating around the Internet that the latest Windows 11 update may be causing some potentially serious problems for SSD owners. More specifically, some users in Japan have reported that ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. It took a few days, but Microsoft has confirmed that it's investigating reports of a Windows 11 security update causing ...

With SSDs this time--my PC became barely responsive just a few days ago and now I'm wondering if this was the cause. I definitely don't want any fried SSDs. Unfortunately I have both KB5062660 preview ...

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 ...

The latest Windows 11 update (KB5063878) promised faster performance when it was rolled out on Aug. 12. But then it developed serious problems — which isn’t great when it’s a mandatory update that ...

TL;DR: Phison confirms a falsified document falsely linking its SSD controllers to data loss from Windows 11 security update KB5063878. The company is legally addressing the fake claims while ...

A new Windows 11 security update is reportedly causing some gaming SSDs to fail. That's according to new reports online, which suggest that, following the installation of the KB5063878 security update ...

The latest Windows 11 optional update is KB5070311. It is the November 2025 update and it came a little late (Dec. 1). But now it’s here, it’s provided some headaches alongside the new improvements.

A new Windows 11 update is on the way after a previous update came with major bugs. Credit: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Just last week, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10, ...

Earlier this month, some Windows 11 users shared that their storage drives stopped working after a recent operating system update, with some early reports saying that Phison-powered drives were hit ...