SSD performance tanks, Explorer crashes, desktop icons die

April’s Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 22H2 degraded SSD performance and increased boot times — on the storage technology specifically designed for speed. Explorer.exe crashed. Windows Security UI displayed incorrect TPM 2.0 and LSA information, causing security-conscious users to panic about their hardware status. Desktop icons became unresponsive or disappeared entirely. The taskbar’s auto-hide feature malfunctioned. Rare BSODs rounded out the experience. An update that made your fast storage slow, your desktop unclickable, and your security status unreliable.