Reports of August 12 Windows 11 update corrupting disks. [View all]

I don't see a fix posted anywhere. Just sharing the info I found.

There's a Hacker News post that points to a YouTube video of the problem ( so you don't have to see it here)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45079899

From the video: Title with mandatory ALL CAPS words:

BEWARE! Windows Update and SSD Problem is WAY worse than we thought! Full Demonstration

The issue with Windows Updates causing SSD Dropouts is WAY more widespread than we initially thought! Our drive is affected and its not even on the list of know drives with issues, plus our issue is different than others have experienced!


Documents:
Windows 11 Update KB5063878 corrupted my 8TB Seagate drive (RAW, data loss)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5534282/windows-11-update-kb5063878-corrupted-my-8tb-seaga


Potential SSD Detection Bug in Windows 11 24H2 Following Update KB5063878 (August 12, 2025)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5536733/potential-ssd-detection-bug-in-windows-11-24h2-fol

I'll gladly update if and when a fix is found.