Depending on your operating system, you may have a built in tool that will give some basic information about your SSD. Windows: Go into the start menu and find Optimise Drives, this will show you the ...

Well, we would like to recommend CrystalDiskMark, a free tool that monitors your SSD silently in the background. For more, see this post on how to check SSD Lifespan on your Windows 11 computer.

Here's how you can use the built-in analysis tool in Windows 11 to check the health of your SSD. Hit the Start button and search for Command Prompt. Select it to open. Type WMIC and press enter.

Learn how to check, disable or enable TRIM support in Windows to make your SSD or Solid State Drives run at optimal performance. TRIM is a storage level hint.

Windows 11 update linked to odd HDD/SSD bug: drives may vanish when moving/downloading large files. Microsoft can't reproduce the issue or see telemetry spikes, and has no official support reports. If ...

By enabling TRIM on your SSD in Windows 11, you can unlock its full potential and ensure a smooth, efficient operation for years. Here's a separate guide for those with unsupported PCs who want to ...

The first was caused by update KB5063875, a relatively minor security update for older versions of Windows 10 and 11. This ...

News There’s an easy fix for Windows 11’s slow SSD performance Microsoft has a patch ready to go, but you'll need to do a little legwork.

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 (KB5050094 and KB5051987) updates are causing some serious performance issues, especially for Intel Core Ultra 9 285K users, as Neowin reports.