Phison has confirmed that Windows 11’s latest security updates are trashing SSDs, particularly those based on its PS5012-E12 controller, after a wave of failures was reported by users, mostly in Japan ...

A Windows update released on August 12, 2025, has been reported to be causing SSD problems after large file transfers. Phison, a Taiwanese manufacturer of storage and memory controllers, has stated ...

Microsoft's recent Windows 11 update, KB5063878, is causing concern among users. Reports indicate that this security patch might be damaging storage drives, particularly SSDs. Users have noticed that ...

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 ...

Microsoft rolled out the August 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11 version 24H2, also known as KB5063878. The update was supposed to fix problems with game performance and some app slowdowns, which ...

“I just got a new SSD, and connected it with the SATA and power cables, but it’s not showing up in Windows. Any ideas on how to fix it, and why is my SSD not showing up ? What could I be doing wrong?” ...

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 security update is triggering SSD failures during heavy data transfers, according to some reports. The issue came to attention late last week when an X (formerly Twitter) ...

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 ...