Luckily, there are a few ways to monitor your SSD’s health using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) built into storage devices and software utilities that interface with it.

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Learn how to use DISM and SFC commands offline to repair Windows 11 and fix common issues, even without an internet connection.

Since the August 2025 release of Windows 11 update KB5063878, many users have started reporting serious issues online. Many have found that their previously healthy SSD/HDDs are not recognized on ...

After Microsoft released the Windows 11 KB5063878 update on August 12, some users, particularly from Japan, claimed that the patch destroyed their SSDs. Later, Microsoft told Windows Latest it’s aware ...

Microsoft faced complaints about SSD storage issues after a recent Windows 11 update was released for PC users. These people said the SSD storage on their PCs was unusable after installing the new ...

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 ...

Windows 11 users can breathe a sigh of relief. Microsoft and SSD controller maker Phison have officially debunked fears that recent security updates were destroying solid-state drives. Following ...

Microsoft has found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 security update and customer reports of failure and data corruption issues affecting solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs) ...

A recent Windows security update is causing issues with some SSDs, but Phison says it's not related to its controllers.