KW
BEWARE IF YOU HAVE WINDOWS 11 AND A SSD
The Latest Windows Update is Killing SSDs - Consider...
KW
Because of course windows updates can kill your whole harddrive
papermint tiger
oh my god
hypemachine
oh dear
ShaynaIsHere
Now I'm glad my computer is too old to update to Windows 11.
ShaynaIsHere
(My work may have some problems, however. I guess I picked a good time to have to take sick leave?)
Becca Stareyes
Our work is also doing Windows 11 rollouts, and I don't know what the specs of the company laptops are. (Well, beyond that as an analyst, I apparently get a higher end one than most people.) At least, the rollout is very slow, so they can just go 'no more people are told to upgrade until this gets patched'.
Becca Stareyes
(Every so often in the group chat, we get someone complaining about how much of a PitA the upgrade is.)
kasta 🍄👻
I feel dumb for asking but what is SSD
hypemachine
kasta 🍄👻 : solid state hard drive, as opposed to the older style with physical spinning disks
kasta 🍄👻
Aaaa
kasta 🍄👻
gotcha
papermint tiger
SSDs are better than HDs, less moving parts so they last longer
papermint tiger
but if this is a SSD killer that's... bad
kasta 🍄👻
yep
kasta 🍄👻
doesn't it like.. reduce the whole thing useless
papermint tiger
from my brief look at the video i guess it forces your computer to forget the SSD exists?
papermint tiger
which... you kind of need that for everything
papermint tiger
like if there was a virus that made the human body forget the brain exists
papermint tiger
we might survive on automatic functions but. Uh.
papermint tiger
that's not really living
Okapi
I wonder if it'd still show the ssd in the bios because that'd be on the hardware side before windows is started. If it does show then there's still hope but if it's actually killing the ssd...
ꜱʜᴏᴡᴛɪᴍᴇ!
wondering if this is the same update that turned off my touchpad/mouse and power management settings.
Cookie Politics
windows updates stay losing
Cookie Politics
this is a horrible thing to happen right at the end of support for windows 10
Calliente
This is why I usually put off my Windows updates for a whole week before finally letting them install
sʜsʟ ɪᴠᴀʟɪᴄᴇ
tbh this is why i'm moving to block updates when i am forced onto windows 11
Calliente
I got my first PC (as opposed to a Mac) over ten years ago, but right as I first got it Windows rolled out an update that was bricking hard drives or some such heinous nonsense
Calliente
And while it didn't affect me at the time, it was all the warning I needed to be a bit slow on jumping on updates before news of potential issues could crop up
Calliente
I figure a week or so is long enough that if an update has any massive issues, then I'll at least hear about them before it has a chance to hit my system
pastel ranma
Honestly not to be that person but unless there is a piece of software you need Windows for at this point I think Linux is the way to go.
sʜsʟ ɪᴠᴀʟɪᴄᴇ
alas i use a lot of legacy windows apps :-(
ShaynaIsHere
Also alas, I work in state govt in the US, so it's not really changeable. >.< (also autism brainfunction would throw an apocalyptic fit if I shoot for Too Much change at a time.)
sʜsʟ ɪᴠᴀʟɪᴄᴇ
oh yeah the autism brain. its why im prepping myself for pc upgrades ngl,
ShaynaIsHere
/thumbs up/
StupidSexyV⚠der
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖 hey i know you just had to update to win11
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖
ffs Microsoft
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖
Thankfully I haven't gotten that update push yet, so hopefully they pull it back.
The News
I haven't had a push yet for an update, so definitely hoping for a pull back.
boocifer
oh..... oh no...
boocifer
I have both
lia
i love when one company has a monopoly on all the software around the globe so they do shit like this and suffer zero consequences
licensing exams
is there a text based version of what this is about
KW
I haven't seen one sadly but basically update kb5063878 has made it so there's a chance that a wuindows 11 computer stops talking to solid state drives. The video recommends uninstalling that update if you have windows 11 and a SSD
dirtsmell
Here's one I found
dirtsmell
It turns out that Windows 11 KB5063878 (Build 26100.4946) has a bug that causes the SSD to “vanish” or the partition to show up as “RAW,” which means the storage might not appear in File Explorer (Windows) and even the BIOS. The issue can be reproduced during a perfect stress test when you meet certain criteria.
dirtsmell
A stress test requires heavy write activity to some SSDs, which can also naturally happen when you’re updating a large game.

Now, that’s not an issue with Cyberpunk 2077 or other apps/games. The Windows 11 SSD failure issue showed up right after the Cyberpunk 2077 update because those game patches are huge and create a long, heavy write workload.
dirtsmell
it does seem to be a pretty specific bug. i actually already had it installed back on 8/12 and didn't know it until i just checked. I've removed it just to be safe.
your own voice
hm
your own voice
I keep procrastinating on getting back on Linux Mint, sigh
ᑕᖇIᗰ
I uninstalled this only for the computer to force an update a few days later, so be diligent.
The News
dirtsmell : Oh hell. I might have had it, then. I'll check in the morning, once I'm back at my laptop.
inadequate tits
mine installed 8/14. it let me roll it back. thanks!
Tanks4theCandy
Mine installed on the 13th and I similarly didn't notice anything, but rolling it back just to be safe also. TY.
transilience
is there a text article? I can't do video tutorials rn
Tanks4theCandy
I just went to windows update and scrolled down to uninstall updates then did the thing, if that helps at all?
transilience
I don't have the option
Tanks4theCandy
Huh... I'm not sure why, unless it's a work laptop that might require admin access to do stuff like that.
transilience
hang on, maybe I missed it
transilience
okay, well. I thought I found it and uninstalled it but then when I rebooted it was still in my update history?
transilience
and now I can't find it again
mariscorner🇺🇦
Mine was installed in 8/21. Should I try risking my computer’s safety for the rollback?
transilience
oh, well, if I'm bricked I'm bricked I guess
inadequate tits
the video noted that the security adjustments were less immediately critical than this issue, so it's worth rolling back.
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖
I highly recommend going into your Windows Update settings, and turn off "Get Windows updates as soon as they're available." I'm pretty sure that's what saved me from getting this update.
mariscorner🇺🇦
Thanks for the advice, I didn’t know that it is an option to begin with.
ghost pepper
i've been putting off 24H2 for months and won't install until it becomes un-pausable for good (currently doing the "postpone for 5 weeks" dance with it) because when it DID initially install on my computer it completely bricked my microphone/headset... which has been a known issue they won't fix for like a year at this point, iirc. 24h2 is full of nonsense
beachcryptid
oh good grief
花边🗝
I made my updates on "Update to 5 weeks" setting, thank goodness.
花边🗝
The depressing thing is that Micro$oft will get away with it with a slap on the wrist.
dirtsmell
my "get as soon as available" option was already off and I still got it
Comic
I appreciate this, had this on my Win11 machine with multiple SSDs, went ahead and uninstalled it for the time being
Comic
it's part of a security update so like, generally stuff you do want
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