Windows 11 update finally fixes storage slowdowns

[Shawn Knight]

Why it matters: Windows 11 early adopters for months have complained of HDD and SSD slowdowns when using Microsoft’s latest operating system. Updates in December 2021 and January 2022 supposedly addressed the matter, but complaints persisted. Now it seems as though a new optional update has finally fixed the issue.

Released on January 25, Windows 11 KB5008353 “addresses a performance regression issue that occurs when you enable the update sequence number (USN) journal.” According to Windows Latest, which has been tracking the issue for months, the update does indeed appear to remedy the issue.

One user from the Feedback Hub said that in addition to their NVMe, their SATA SSD is also faster. Windows 11 used to boot up slower than Windows 10, but that’s no longer the case after the new update, the user added.

In some instances, users were reporting slowdowns of up to 55 percent on SSD random write speeds. NVMe drives were most commonly affected, although some also experienced issues with standard SATA SSDs.

Windows 11 KB5008353 also addresses more than three dozen other bugs and issues, including improving the reliability of installing apps on ARM64 devices, fixing an issue that might cause VPN profiles to disappear and remedying an issue that can affect File Explorer’s performance when browsing and selecting files.

In the event your system is running fine, it might be best to wait and grab fixes when the roll out as part of the February 22 patch Tuesday update.

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[Nintenboy01]

My 980 Pro also got a new firmware update just recently, and that helped with random write performance too

 

[hahahanoobs]

I don't think I was affected by this one.

The performance problem I do have with W11 is with what I've gathered from researching to be related to Ryzen fTPM causing stutters and audio glitches in two games of mine. The worst being while playing Chivalry 2.

No one company has claimed responsibility, so I'm just gonna have to wait and see what happens as the data rolls in.

 

[ZedRM]

I don't think I was affected by this one.

Same here, I'm not seeing any difference of performance in games, desktop tasks or benchmark numbers.

 

[Mr Majestyk]

Maybe by the end of the year win 11 won't be a steaming pile of cr@p.

 

[ZedRM]

Maybe by the end of the year win 11 won't be a steaming pile of cr@p.

Don't be so dramatic. It's not now and it never was "a steaming pile of cr@p". It's had a few glitches but overall is a big improvement over 10.

 

[FaTaL]

I've heard mostly good praise on win 11 but haven't upgraded yet. Just don't need it right now.

 

[Puiu]

I'll wait for the next big update to make the switch. I'm not in a hurry.

 

[GameZenChill]

Don't be so dramatic. It's not now and it never was "a steaming pile of cr@p". It's had a few glitches but overall is a big improvement over 10.

Improvement in which areas ?

 

[ZedRM]

UI for starters. Everything is more intuitively organized. The start menu is still wonky but is at least usable. Program compatibility has improved. For example, several programs I run frequently which previously only ran on Win7 and would never run on Win10 now run perfectly on 11. Games and emulators run better and more smoothly as well. I was previously holding on to Windows 7 but now that everything runs well on 11 and the OS generally plays nice with customizing efforts, I have no need to keep running 7. I could keep going like this, but you get the idea.

If you give Windows 11 an honest go, you'll likely find you enjoy it.

 

[lazer]

The longer you wait the less problems you will have.....
MS = Micro$lop

 

[bviktor]

How about one that fixes UI slowdowns. Especially in File Explorer and the notification center.

 

[ZedRM]

How about one that fixes UI slowdowns. Especially in File Explorer and the notification center.

What slow-downs? I run 11 on a 2.1ghz dual core and I have yet to see any "slow-downs"