Is it safe now?

[Squal121582]

Hi everyone, I am back to pc gaming after quite some time. I have win 10 on one PC and win11 on the other pc.
I have heard of all the recent problems with windows updates ( ssd getting killed, some sort of restarting issues) and I am really confused and out of my league here. Is it safe to just turn on my pc and play some games?
What should I do here?
Thx in advance guys.

 

[neogunhero]

Hey there, welcome to the forums!

This past Friday I performed a full upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11. I did a clean install, not keeping any data from Win10 and allowed the installation program to wipe my drive clean.

I had no issues at all with getting the installation complete. However, as soon as I got to desktop, one of the first things I did was roll back the update, and once that was complete I disabled auto-updates for 5 weeks just in case.

The main issue is when reading/writing ~50GB or more, typically downloading and installing large files. Gaming shouldn't be affected, just don't download any large games for now. I would still recommend to roll back the update. The update causing the issue is KB5063878 so just uninstall that one for now. It only takes a few minutes and a restart to roll back.

So far, no official fix or new update has been sent out. I think this is the best course for now.

 

[Colif]

I have win 10 on one PC and win11 on the other pc.

what ssd do you have?
Here are some of the drives tested so far:

It doesn't touch every ssd, it appears more likely to affect DRAM less SSD more than those with their own cache
Also more likely to occur on drives over 2tb in size.

There isn't anything new on it, as it takes time to work out.
SSD controller makers are working with Microsoft to resolve it

Phison Responds to Falsified SSD Controller Issue Document Circulating Online

Earlier this week, we reported on a Windows 11 software update crashing SSDs, including those powered by Phison controllers. Certain bad actors capitalizing on these reports, are circulating false documents to spread FUD, the company said in a statement released to the press on Wednesday...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Zed Clampet]

Hi everyone, I am back to pc gaming after quite some time. I have win 10 on one PC and win11 on the other pc.
I have heard of all the recent problems with windows updates ( ssd getting killed, some sort of restarting issues) and I am really confused and out of my league here. Is it safe to just turn on my pc and play some games?
What should I do here?
Thx in advance guys.

As I strongly expected, there was (almost) nothing to this claim:

After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives

Correlation without causation, after all?

www.pcgamer.com

As far as drives disappearing after Windows updates, I've been posting about this problem for months. Windows updates can (rarely) lose track of your SSDs. It's easy to fix so long as it isn't your system drive. You just run a "device troubleshooter"