Windows 11 Update KB5063878 Causes SSD Failures on Samsung 990 Pro Drives
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binwiederhier
More flour than flavour. There's a bagel in here, just not much of one.
Summary
A Windows 11 update (KB5063878) is reportedly causing SSD failures, specifically affecting Samsung 990 Pro 1TB drives. The issue occurs unexpectedly during idle periods, with drives disappearing and requiring cold reboots to reappear or avoid boot loops. The problem affects multiple identical systems with the same hardware configuration, suggesting a widespread issue beyond just Phison controller-based SSDs.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI have it on at least 4 - FOUR - brand new Samsung 990Pro 1TB installs out of 9 exact same machines
Exact same symptoms, out of the blue, none of the SSD's is more than 30% full, happened in idle
Cold reboot to make the drive appear again or you end up in a boot loop
also Samsung is affected, 4 new Buil
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