Dec 24, 2025
3 min read
Windows Server 2025 now features a new NVMe drive, and users are already experiencing performance gains in Windows 11 through registry improvements.
As much as Windows 11 supports NVMe SSDs, it's only now that the operating system has been able to use such storage to its full potential.This performance increase occurs through a registry edit that calls for dummy driver injection, which in some cases almost doubles random write performance.
Before going deeper into this development, it is important to understand how NVMe SSDs currently work in Windows 11. Microsoft's operating system communicates with NVMe storage through the SCSI translation layer, instead of native instructions.This can slow down performance in some cases, due to the extra steps the OS and hardware have to work together.
However, in the recent Windows Server 2025 update, Microsoft introduced the long-awaited native NVMe driver.It is not active by default in consumer versions of Windows 11, but users can force the driver to activate by editing the registry.
Support for NVME drivers for Win 11 (tested 25H2)
It works well.
Just open regedit.
Вывод: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\FeatureManagement\Overrides
Ampio DWORD 32 bit:
"1853569164" = word: 00000001… pic.twitter.com/UhE9q5Sw5h — Mouse and Keyboard (@PurePlayerPC) Zvita 2025
X user PurePlayerPC tested the new driver using a SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB drive running a Windows 11 25H2 installation.Comparing the AS SSD benchmark results, the NVMe driver significantly improved the SSD's random read and write performance, with the latter category benefiting more from the change.
Elsewhere, Redditor Cheetah2kkk applied the same changes to the Crucial T705 4TB inside the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and saw random write speeds improve by up to 85%.Suffice it to say that the degree of improvement this NVMe driver can provide may vary depending on the drive and surrounding hardware in play.
As you can see embedded
Native NVME support for Windows 11 25H2
There is no word on when, Microsoft plans to deliver this native NVMe driver in Windows 11. However, I don't see a reason for the software giant not to do it, even if the global differences it can make only benefit part of the user's use.
PCIe 6.0 SSDs are still a ways into the consumer space, especially given the shortage of flash DRAM and NAND.Regardless, expect a long wait here, so we can all benefit from not having to dive into RegEdit, intentionally or not.
For more thoughts on storage, check out my recent review of the Kioxia Exceria Plus G4.Otherwise, make sure you're keeping up with Google News so you don't miss a beat on any SSD.
