“I just got a new SSD, and connected it with the SATA and power cables, but it’s not showing up in Windows. Any ideas on how to fix it, and why is my SSD not showing up ? What could I be doing wrong?” ...

Social media has recently been lit up with claims that a recent Windows update is killing SSDs. According to Microsoft, Windows isn’t at fault. In fact, recent reports show that this problem only ...

Last week there were reports of SSD failures due to the latest Windows update. SSDs with Silicon Motion controllers are not said to be affected. Writing large amounts of data is said to have led to ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft released the August 2025 security update for Windows 10 and 11. Shortly after, a rather concerning report emerged about Windows updates breaking SSDs and corrupting data.