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most recent windows 11 update is wiping SSDs

there's been multiple reports of people's computers not booting properly after the windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 update due to it essentially wiping the hard drives (specifically SSDs) on computers and laptops. users have reported their SSDs aren't able to be read/recognized and unable to be seen in bios settings either.

sources: - https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/08/20/microsoft-is-investigating-windows-11-kb5063878-ssd-data-corruption-failure-issue/ - https://www.nichepcgamer.com/archives/windows11-24h2-issue-with-writing-to-the-ssd-is-this-caused-by-kb5063878-kb5062660.html

it's safe to assume all SSDs can be potentially affected by this update, so if you haven't updated yet turn off autoupdates

the bug caused by this update is seemingly triggered by installing/moving/deleting large files (50+ gb), which as simmers is what a lot of us do very pften

if you're unsure what windows version you currently have:

go to settings > system > about (at they very bottom) > and scroll down to see the current OS version

if you do currently have windows 11 24H2:

in settings, click 'Windows update' > 'Update history' > and under 'Quality Updates' check to see if the KB5063878 update is in the list of recently installed updates

don't panic, you can uninstall this update!

while in 'Update History', scroll to the very bottom and click 'Uninstall updates', and click 'Uninstall' for 'Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB5063878)'

from there, give it some time to remove the update and after pause updates for as long as possible (5 weeks is the longest i think), but it will force an update if there's a big/official update for the fix

if you've already been affected and your computer is not starting or giving errors regarding your hard drive, i recommend visiting small pc repair shops to try data recovery as some have reported placing their SSD in an enclosure seems to work to recover the data

hopefully this is helpful is any kind of way! friendly reminder to back up your data to an external drive routinely!

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A drone captures an elephant herd sleeping while migrating across China. - Author: kooneecheewah on Reddit

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this is why i can’t fucking introduce kingdom hearts to my friends

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so I go to animation school now

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i do

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i know this isn't the reguar theme of this blog but i need to share it somewhere because today someone called my local fire department because they found

a horse

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having ocs is so fucked .... i miss them so bad but im the guy who has to create new content. but im sleepy

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imo the nature of tumblr is that everyone is constantly thinking to themselves "yeah maybe what i post is a little cringey but at least i'm not posting [blank]" and everyone is thinking this in a big web of "at least i'm not THAT guy" like that xkcd gag of everyone on the train thinking everyone else is a sheep or the "their barbaric invaders vs our righteous whatever" cartoon and there's no endpoint of who's truly uncringe. i can't even be like "stop putting the anime horse betting on my dash" bc someone would inevitably say "ok marvel fujoshi" and kill me instantly

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this is, as the kids say, frying me (a glasses wearer)

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Watch Me Struggle Online For Free

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Which path should he choose?

The path of the warrior, the path of the scholar, or the path of the artist?

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A temple caretaker watching a volcano eruption in Bali [s]

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my favorite thing about the moomins is that their domestic cottagecore aesthetic is basically just a cover for the fact that they’re actually like 2 degrees of separation from going full feral at any one time and literally everyone knows it

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tgis is so fucking funny to me. they accidentally Rock Lee'd a retired racehorse

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fanart so upsettingly good it makes you get up and pace around your room in shellshocked silence