Windows 10 will monitor NVMe SSDs and warn you in case of pending failures
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The Goose
I hope its more reliable than the auto optimize that does not work.
insp1re2600
Also pops up with adverts on where to buy new ssd's /s
NightWind
Hopefully it's not gonna be that bad.
Undying
There is plenty of software for that we dont need ms telling us the same.
Embra
Well that is nice of them
SniperX
Great! But how about you let me upgrade to Win10 v2004 already?
anticupidon
Microsoft OS, Microsoft rules.
You have just to simply obey and your day will be just fine.
schmidtbag
What exactly do you think the auto optimize does? Last I checked, all it's supposed to do is TRIM your SSD when there's low disk activity, which isn't really going to have much of a performance impact.
Arguably, MS has the best intentions too. The difference is we don't really know what those intentions are because we can't see the code or what else they may be doing with the information. The nice thing about Linux is if you don't trust whoever compiled the kernel or drivers, you can do it yourself.
tsunami231
now all we need is the drive to drop in prices like ssd o_O
50-60$ a tb will do this way it at lest cost o mechanical drive not this 100$ + per tb
Duke Nil
any reason this has to be exclusive to NVMe? Why not SATA SSDs?
Alessio1989
Upgrade the OS manually.
Alessio1989
SATA devices are already supported. Proof: attach a damage disk to the system and have a loock ad the event viewer.
The Goose
Yes but when my os says it will optimize(trim) my drives on a weekly basis but fails to do so.....then there is an issue with the software and given that win10 wont allow any other the software the privilege to override win10 then again there is an issue.
Duke Nil
ah I had no idea, guess I've never really had a drive fail me yet
PrMinisterGR
The saddest thing in this thread are the stupid OS wars, and people not knowing that drives actually report their status to the OS kernel anyway.
Good move by Microsoft, they should also make SMART monitoring of other types of drives more visible to the end users, instead of burying the alerts in Event Viewer.
James Frazer
Absolutely... BUT once the baby has spat it's dummy on the floor you should never give it back to them. 🙂
anticupidon
@PrMinisterGR
Nobody wants an OS wars in a serious thread.
While the implementation of aforementioned feature is a welcomed one, I just pointed out that Microsoft will do their thing, as always.
Not choosing sides, no placing the blame, no nothing.
Just the reality, as it is.
Reddoguk
This kind of software is a worrying sign that NVMe SSDs are dying alot?
I don't know but seems a little strange why would MS want to tell you that info.
suty455
I would be much happier if they ensured 3tb+ drives were picked up and installed automatically instead of having to format and reinstall it each install having to transfer a couple of TB of data via a caddy is not fun! and how about a way to opt out of and return to the non insider versions or allow my creative cards to actually work in 5.1 properly, instead they give us something which am sure is covered by SMART
JonasBeckman
On a NTFS formatted drive I'm pretty sure that should only happen with the older Master Boot Record not the newer Guided Partition Table or GPT file system which I think has been around for a fairly long while now. 🙂
(It should even be the default now but older drivers would have to be done through the VFS again and disk manager utility or similar program.)
Far as this itself goes it looks like it just reads out SMART status for the SSD's reported overall health value for writes and what not, seems like a good idea even if it's simple what with quad layer cells and degradation over time although unlike a moving HDD a SSD is still really robust though it's not hours it's measured in now it's writes.
