I've been dealing with a frustrating issue since updating to Windows 10 KB5058385. For about a week now, almost all applications on my PC, including games, have been crashing randomly without any clear reason. I ran a command prompt check and found that my system files were corrupted. After using DISM and SFC to repair them (and SFC confirmed there were no further issues), I noticed that the system files corrupt again as soon as I reboot. I've experienced SSD failures in the past, which happened suddenly without warnings, so I'm wondering if this is a clear sign of a dying SSD that needs to be replaced, or if it could be something else causing the issues?
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You should definitely check the SMART data for your disk—it can give you insights on the health of your SSD. There's some great guides out there for interpreting that data too.
I checked the health status of my SSD, and it was at 98% according to both Hard Disk Sentinel and CrystalDiskInfo. Turns out, the real issue was faulty RAM! Thanks for the tip!