Overview
- Microsoft’s new storage stack treats NVMe drives as NVMe rather than converting commands to SCSI, cutting overhead and latency in Windows Server 2025.
- Enthusiasts have enabled the same native NVMe driver on Windows 11 25H2 via a registry edit that publications caution can render systems unstable.
- User benchmarks report modest improvements in many cases—roughly 12–22% in random I/O and minimal sequential gains—with one setup showing an 85% jump in random writes.
- SSD management software such as Samsung Magician and Western Digital Dashboard is reported to malfunction or fail to detect drives when the driver is enabled.
- Analysts note the biggest benefits are likely for server-style workloads rather than everyday or gaming use, and some outlets expect official Windows 11 support to arrive later.