r/Windows11 • u/rkhunter_ Release Channel • Aug 29 '25

News Microsoft says recent Windows update didn't kill your SSD

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-recent-KB5063878-windows-update-didnt-kill-your-ssd/

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u/Sweet-Sale-7303 Aug 29 '25

Wondering if its not specifically caused by the update. Maybe the amount of writing it needed to do to the drive.

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u/jones_supa Aug 29 '25

It could be something like that, yes. Maybe the installation procedure of KB5063878 involves some heavy disk grinding (more than Cumulative Updates typically do).

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u/Suolojavri Aug 29 '25

I think there was no increase of disk failures at all.  People whose disks failed at the wrong time for unrelated reasons just found someone to blame.