If a Windows upgrade has ever gone sideways on you, you know how vague and unhelpful the error messages can be. Here are my go-to troubleshooting tricks when that happens.

If you just have a regular Windows 11 install disk or ISO, you can bypass the Windows TPM and RAM requirements by making some ...

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.

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 ...

Although Microsoft won't launch Windows 11 version 25H2 for another few weeks, the next feature update is already available as a preview through the Windows Insider Program, and you can get it now ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released a series of updates to improve the initial setup for all supported versions of Windows 11. Rolled out in late August 2025, these Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) updates are ...

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 ...

Recap: Reports suggest that a Windows 11 security update released in early August may be the cause of HDD and SSD failures during large data transfers. However, the extent of the issue remains unclear ...

Earlier this month, some Windows 11 users shared that their storage drives stopped working after a recent operating system update, with some early reports saying that Phison-powered drives were hit ...

Last week, some Windows 11 users reported some serious issues with the SSDs in their PCs following the August Patch Tuesday update. And while these problems were generally attributed to that update, ...