Windows Boot drive has become mindboggling slow? The latest Windows Update could be the cause
Microsoft released a cumulative update for Windows 11 last week that included the usual list of security patches for the operating system, but also new features. The second Moments update for Windows 11 introduced a number of new features and improvements to the operating system.
Some Windows 11 users now report that the installation of the update has had a serious impact on the performance of their drives. According to one user, who posted their findings on Reddit, reading and writing speeds of the computer’s SSD NVME drive halved after installation of the update. It went from 7000 benchmark points to 3000 after installation of the update.
When the user rolled back the previous version and uninstalled the Windows update, performance levels were once again at previous levels…
Another published CrystalDiskMark screenshots of benchmark runs before and after installation of the Windows update. While read performance stayed at approximately the same performance level, the write performance dropped significantly on the user’s device.
A third reported that the boot time of the device more than doubled after installation of the latest Windows update. Boot time went from 14 seconds to 31 seconds, according to the report.
All three users have NVME drives…
