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Windows lives on the C: drive, and the reason it's not called A: or B: goes back to the 1970s

In the era of floppy disks and early operating systems like CP/M and MS-DOS, A: and B: were reserved for floppy disk drives, ...
PC Gamer

After 4,500 hours of testing, SSD controller specialist Phison rules out allegations that a Windows 11 update is bricking drives

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Windows Central

Reports say Windows 11 update is bricking drives — is yours on the list?

Reports suggest Windows 11 update KB5063878 is causing some SSDs and HDDs to fail — and in some cases, data is unrecoverable.
NPR

With federal money in doubt, California's high-speed train seeks a new path forward

HANFORD, Calif. — Hundreds of miles from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the first leg of California's high-speed rail line is rising above the almond trees and grape vines of the Central Valley. This ...
Windows Central

SSD manufacturer 'Phison' clears its name after Windows 11 bricking panic — 4,500 hours of testing and zero drive failures

A recent Windows security update is causing issues with some SSDs, but Phison says it's not related to its controllers.