Win 11 killing the C drive on (mostly Samsung) laptops
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2026 12:44 pm
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-c ... accessible
TL;DR:
The latest Patch Tuesday push included an update which, in some cases, is removing access to the C drive on mostly Samsung notebooks. The update, it appears, is revoking ownership used by Samsung Share. So it's pretty confined currently. But it DOES mean that Windows is undoing changes done after install, which has always been a BIG red flag. This is the kind of thing people were worried about re: disabling AI. That MS would just go in and undo the settings. Looks like they're setting a precedent that they can and will do just that.
TL;DR:
The latest Patch Tuesday push included an update which, in some cases, is removing access to the C drive on mostly Samsung notebooks. The update, it appears, is revoking ownership used by Samsung Share. So it's pretty confined currently. But it DOES mean that Windows is undoing changes done after install, which has always been a BIG red flag. This is the kind of thing people were worried about re: disabling AI. That MS would just go in and undo the settings. Looks like they're setting a precedent that they can and will do just that.