› UKTH forums › 💻 Computers › Desktops › Windows 11 SSD Failure Rumours: What Really Happened The Allegation After installing Windows 11 update KB5063878 (Build 26100.4946), some users—mostly in Japan—reported that their SSDs: Disappeared from File Explorer and BIOS. Showed up as “RAW” partitions. Triggered I/O... › Reply To: Windows 11 SSD Failure Rumours: What Really Happened The Allegation After installing Windows 11 update KB5063878 (Build 26100.4946), some users—mostly in Japan—reported that their SSDs: Disappeared from File Explorer and BIOS. Showed up as “RAW” partitions. Triggered I/O…
Does seem like you maybe also caught by this.
Your SSD controller may be hitting a firmware deadlock during high I/O or background cleanup. Windows 11’s latest update seems to exacerbate this by:
- Changing how write queues are flushed.
- Possibly skipping certain TRIM or flush commands.
- Overloading the SSD’s internal buffer, especially if it’s already juggling wear-leveling.
All theory but the drive does disappear from BIOS, good to see you found a workaround in your case.
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom (J.G.Ballard).
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