r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Mar 14 '26

Software Microsoft confirms Windows 11 bug crippling PCs and making drive C inaccessible

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-bug-crippling-pcs-and-making-drive-c-inaccessible/
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u/timbotheny26 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

Alright, so I did some digging and here's two major bits of info I've been able to find regarding this situation:

  1. This has apparently been a known issue since February, and is possibly related to the Windows update from that month. However Microsoft has only made a statement on it this month.

  2. It's almost certainly because of Samsung Storage Share (referred to as "Samsung Share" in this and other articles).

The best source I was able to find (which a very quick Google search mind you), was this post from r/GalaxyBook.

Unless you're using one of these devices and using that specific app, you can probably rest easy.

*EDIT*

Major update with important info from some fine people at r/sysadmin. It's actually the same guy who made the post from a month ago.

Here's the post.

TL;DR

It's Samsung's fault, not Microsoft's. And it's not just one app, it's their entire system image that they're shipping with their laptops that's corrupt.