Windows 11 SSD slowdown bug has been hanging around for months and people
are fed up

Date:
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:44:54 +0000

Description:
Microsoft, whats up with that Windows 11 SSD bug still being a problem? Get
it sorted...

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Windows 11 continues to have a problem for some users whereby their SSD speeds are being seriously slowed down, and its still not clear what
Microsoft might be doing about this issue.

Windows Latest highlights the ongoing stream of reports about SSD slowdowns which first began back in March 2023 (with update KB5023778).

Since then, after every cumulative update for Windows 11, including the
update for June, there have been folks complaining about performance being hampered with even the best SSDs .

That also includes the June preview (optional) update, which will become the July update a week tomorrow (July 11), and so is very likely to carry the problem.

Windows Latest points to a whole string of complaints on Reddit and
Microsofts Feedback Hub for Windows 11 (as well as the tech sites own
forums).

Heres one example of an affected user on Reddit : Yes, I only encountered
this issue after I installed the Moment 2 update [March update] before Moment 2 everything was fast and responsive. To this day none of the patches fixed the bug for me. Microsoft should really fix game-breaking bugs before working on releasing new features.

With the latest preview update for June (thatll become Julys update, as mentioned), another complaint runs like this : Oh, so there actually is a storage bug going on? My NVME SSD has around 1200 MB/s sequential write speed right now, it should be up to 4400 MB/S. Read speeds are normal. Analysis: Lets have some communication here, Microsoft

We have to agree with the Windows Latest report, as weve definitely noticed that with the notes for every patch release on Reddit, theres an SSD
complaint in there somewhere. Either someone new hit by the issue, or people asking if the slowdown gremlin has been fixed for other folks, as it hasnt
for them. Invariably, the answer is no, it hasnt.

So, whats Microsoft doing about this? Weve not seen any official replies on those mentioned threads, and according to Windows Latest, Microsoft has confirmed it has received these bug reports, but hasnt said anything further. Thats far from ideal, of course, even if this isnt a hugely widespread
problem (were not entirely sure of the scale of the numbers of those
affected, but there are certainly a fair few folks out there complaining).

Needless to say, those in that particular boat are none too pleased, and are bemoaning Microsoft working on new features and lauding the likes of DirectStorage for speeding up PC games and SSD loading speeds while leaving
a flaw like this apparently unaddressed over a period of months now.

Microsoft can surely do better, if not in delivering a fix for what seems to be a pretty clear problem at this point, then at least in letting us all know whats going on. As of right now we dont even know if this is on any priority lists for being investigated, let alone resolved.

If we had to guess, the drive slowdown problem may be tied to multiple issues
which is perhaps why new folks seemingly keep finding themselves affected down the line and this is a messy one for Microsoft to untangle. Itd be nice to get an update on exactly whats going on to tackle this, though, and hopefully well see that soon enough.

Meanwhile, your only recourse if affected is to uninstall the update that caused the SSD to hit performance issues. But of course, that leaves you without the latest security fixes, which could be an even bigger problem ultimately, if you get unlucky.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11-ssd-slowdown-bug-has-be en-hanging-around-for-months-and-people-are-fed-up


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