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Microsoft Investigating Reports of SSDs Vanishing After Latest Windows 11 Update


After installing Windows 11 update KB5063878, some people say their SSDs are disappearing from the OS or causing crashes.

It took a few days, but Microsoft has confirmed that it's investigating reports of a Windows 11 security update causing SSD drives to disappear from a user’s PC. A PC builder in Japan initially brought up the problem after also discovering the update caused SSD drives to disappear from the Windows 11 OS. “Regarding the Windows 11 updates, current online testing reports show this may impact storage devices from multiple vendors, and span across both SSDs and HDDs,” the company says.

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