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PC Building Group Figures Out Why Windows 11 Update Is Bricking SSDs

Affected SSDs were running pre-release 'engineering preview firmware,' rather than finalized production software, according ...
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Microsoft is finally testing its Recall photographic memory search feature. It's not perfect

Microsoft on Friday started letting people test Recall, its so-called photographic memory search feature for the latest Copilot+ PCs. It doesn't work perfectly, based on an initial evaluation. It's ...
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Windows 11 SSD scare - Phison finds No Fault after 4,500 hours of testing

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 ...

Windows 11 cleared of all charges for killing SSDs, the real culprit is faulty firmware

No, Microsoft's recent Windows 11 updates weren't killing HDDs and SSDs in droves. The issue is real, but it has since been ...
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After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives

Correlation without causation was the caveat we applied last week to reports that the KB5063878 update for Windows 11 was nuking SSDs and HDDs. Now SSD controller maker Phison has reported back on an ...

Microsoft testing new AI features in Windows 11 File Explorer

Microsoft is testing new File Explorer AI-powered features that will enable Windows 11 users to work with images and ...