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Uninstall Windows Update KB5063878

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Microsoft has finally acknowledged that it’s looking into an issue affecting Windows 11 PCs where SSDs are disappearing from a user’s PC after installing its latest security update KB5063878. Some users have reported that the update did not only cause their SSD to suddenly vanish from their PC, it even bricked some drives causing serious data loss.

JayzTwoCents has good rundown of the on-going issue:

While waiting for a fix from Microsoft, the best recommended fix is to uninstall the update from your Windows 11 PC. If it’s still not installed, DO NOT INSTALL KB5063878. Turn off automatic updates in Windows Update for the time being. While some users have not been affected, including myself, fortunately, it’s definitely not worth taking the risk.

Microsoft releases critical update to fix Windows flaw

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Do you have Windows update enabled? If not, now is the best time to check for updates to your Windows operating system as Microsoft released a set of patches to address critical vulnerabilities for the Remote Desktop Services component of Windows.

The critical flaw could allow for remote code execution, hackers could use it to run programs on a vulnerable computer without knowledge or permission of the owner. In addition, the vulnerability is ‘wormable‘ futue malware could exploit it to spread from an affected computer to another un-patched computer without action from a user.

The following versions of Windows are affected:

  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • all supported versions of Windows 10, including server versions

The update should be available on your Windows computer by now if Windows Update is set to automatically download and install.

If you have it on manual, you just launch Windows Update, click on the Check for Updates button to refresh, then click on Install to download and apply the fix to your Windows PC.

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Windows Update will automatically download the right fix for your Windows version

You would need to restart the machine after to complete the installation of the critical fix. Go ahead, update your Windows PC now.