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Microsoft didn’t release a major new version of Windows in 2025, but it did deliver a lot of significant updates. Here's my ...

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Windows 11 users can unlock higher NVMe SSD performance using a hidden Microsoft driver, if they’re willing to tweak.

A new Windows 11 bug causes Task Manager to keep duplicating. Each time you close and reopen the tool, another instance launches. To avoid this, you'll have to close Task Manager from Task Manager ...

One reason to use the Task Manager in Windows is to see if any of the apps running on your computer are misbehaving or using a disproportionate amount of resources. But what do you do when the ...

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Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. Reports had suggested Windows 11 security updates were behind some recent SSD issues. is a senior editor and ...

Is a Recent Windows Update Responsible for SSD Failures? Microsoft Has an Answer Your email has been sent Some Windows 11 users are blaming a recent patch for causing data corruption and hardware ...

Microsoft has responded to reports that a recent Windows 11 security update has caused gaming SSDs to fail. According to the company, a "thorough investigation" left the company in no doubt that its ...

TL;DR: Recent reports linked Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 to SSD failures during large data transfers, especially on DRAM-less drives with Phison controllers. However, after ...