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AMD Releases Adrenalin 26.11.1 Driver To Fix Excessive SSD Writes

AMD has released its Adrenalin 26.11.1 optional graphics driver, bringing the promised fix for a bug that caused excessive writes to system drives on Radeon-powered PCs. The issue could occur even when the computer was idle, potentially accumulating hundreds of gigabytes of unnecessary writes over time. According to AMD’s release notes, the update addresses two […] The post AMD Releases Adrenalin…

AMD Releases Adrenalin 26.11.1 Driver To Fix Excessive SSD Writes

AMD has released the Adrenalin 26.11.1 driver to address a bug that caused excessive writes to system drives on Radeon-powered PCs. The issue could occur even when the computer was idle, potentially accumulating hundreds of gigabytes of unnecessary writes over time. The update addresses two instances of the problem, one involving excessive writes to the system drive while the system is idle on Radeon RX 7000 series graphics products and newer, and the second concerning similar activity when moving or resizing application windows. Users can download the driver from the provided link.

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