Microsoft Blocks Registry Method for Enabling Native NVMe Driver in Windows 11
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Microsoft has blocked a registry tweak that allowed Windows 11 users to enable a native NVMe driver for improved SSD performance. The driver, originally developed for Windows Server 2025, bypasses legacy SCSI translation layers and can provide up to 80% performance improvements. While Microsoft has disabled the registry method in recent Insider builds, alternative workarounds using ViVeTool still function temporarily.
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The native NVMe driver (nvmedisk.sys) replaces the legacy storage path that has routed NVMe commands through a SCSI translation layer since before NVMe SSDs existed
Microsoft originally shipped the driver in Windows Server 2025 last December, claiming up to 80% performance improvements
A ViVeTool workaround still works for now
A ViVeTool workaround still works for now.
