A Windows update probably didn't brick your SSD

For some behind the scenes on Microsoft's QA and Dev I recommend people read "Showstopper!: The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft". These days it's almost an ancient text, but it highlights a time in which computing was more fragile and the monumental challenge that comes with writing an operating system.

I think MS should be more transparent about their QA process, as I can only imagine how complicated it can be. I think we're past the era (mostly due to the high level of abstraction that exists between hardware and most end user facing software these days) where hardware variation has THAT amount of effect on the overall stability of a system, but we're also in an age where automation and reporting is actually mature.

So many of these controversies come from anecdotal scenarios that really should be treated woth

Some credible channels suggest it indeed did brick SSDs leading to BSoD, and have reproduced it on their testbed systems, e.g. JayzTwoCents YouTube channel

https://youtu.be/TbFIUu_7LIc?feature=shared