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# Windows Update Is Killing SSDs! Should You Switch to Linux?
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-update-is-killing-ssds/
- Published: 2025-08-19T04:05:37.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-19T04:05:37.000Z
- Description: The moment to make the move to Linux is now.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Linux, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Microsoft [pushing Recall](https://itsfoss.com/microsoft-windows-creepy-ai-move/), its Orwellian AI screenshot tool that logs everything a user does, has ruffled many feathers, and rightly so. It's already been [declared insecure](https://itsfoss.com/microsoft-recall-fails-again/) multiple times, and critics warn it is basically spyware built into the operating system.

Instead of listening to privacy concerns, Microsoft is forcing Recall onto Copilot+ PCs. There is no guarantee it will stay limited to those devices, which raises real questions about how much control users have left.

And now, as if that were not enough, the latest Windows 11 update is being linked to SSD and HDD failures.

**What's Happening:** The Windows 11 24H2 [KB5063878](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/august-12-2025-kb5063878-os-build-26100-4946-e4b87262-75c8-4fef-9df7-4a18099ee294?ref=itsfoss.com) update is breaking drives. SSDs and HDDs disappear during heavy writes, leaving them unreadable. File corruption happens often. Reboots sometimes bring the drive back, but the problem stays.

The issue shows up after about 50 GB of continuous writes or when controller usage goes above 60 percent. DRAM-less SSDs with [Phison](https://www.phison.com/en/?ref=itsfoss.com) controllers are hit hardest. Some enterprise HDDs fail too.

![there are eight points shown in this screenshot of a x post by a user named necoru_cat related to a windows update that broke storage](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2025/08/necoru-cat-on-x.png)

**The translated tweet by* [**Necoru\_cat*](https://x.com/Necoru%5Fcat/status/1956130393050243325?ref=itsfoss.com)**.*

It looks like a bug in the drive cache or a memory leak in Windows. The same pattern repeats under heavy workloads, which means your data is at serious risk if you keep using the update.

**What Now:** You could wait for a fix, or you could move away. If you are fed up with Microsoft updates that can kill your drives, Linux-powered OSes are worth checking out. We have listicles for [easy](https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-beginners/), [user-friendly distros](https://itsfoss.com/best-linux-distributions/), plus specialized ones [for gaming](https://itsfoss.com/linux-gaming-distributions/) and [hacking/penetration testing](https://itsfoss.com/linux-hacking-penetration-testing/).

Windows 10 is almost at the [end of its life](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281?ref=itsfoss.com). Staying on it will soon be risky, and upgrading to Windows 11 could break your hardware. Switching to a Linux-powered distribution is the safer choice here.

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Via: [Neowin](https://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-latest-windows-11-24h2-update-breaks-ssdshdds-may-corrupt-your-data/?ref=itsfoss.com)