AMD has released its Adrenalin Edition 26.11.1 driver to address a significant bug that caused excessive SSD writes due to the atieclxx.exe utility falling into an infinite loop, generating around 55 GB of writes daily for RX 7000 series and newer cards. Before this official fix, users relied on community-created workarounds, but AMD now recommends its solution instead. Despite this improvement, the driver still includes nine known issues, particularly affecting RX 9000 cards and the latest Ryzen AI processors. Users experiencing SSD health deterioration are encouraged to install the update, while those unaffected can choose whether to update, given the existing known issues

AMD Adrenalin 26.11.1 Driver Fix Stops Dangerous SSD-Writing Bug

AMD released its Adrenalin Edition 26.11.1 optional driver today, closing a bug that flooded SSDs with excessive background writes. The culprit was atieclxx.exe, a utility that fell into an infinite loop and generated roughly 55 GB of daily writes on RX 7000 series and newer cards. Before this fix, affected users leaned on community workarounds like the open-source atieclxx-fix tool, which AMD now officially recommends replacing. Despite the win, the driver still ships with nine acknowledged known issues targeting flagship RX 9000 cards and the newest Ryzen AI processors.

AMD Adrenalin 26.11.1 Driver Fix Stops Dangerous SSD-Writing Bug @ NT Compatible