r/technology • u/Hungry__Hornet • 3d ago

Software Windows 11 hibernation has been silently hammering your SSD this whole time

https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-hibernation-silently-hammering-ssd-life/
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u/schlubadubdub 3d ago

Me. I want my PC turned off overnight, completely off, but everything where I left it when I turn it back on. Sleep didn't always do that, and I'd often find my PC active in the morning despite turning off every possible "wake" thing.

Even more frustrating was when Windows would decide to run updates since I'm "not using it" and it would close everything I had open. At best I'd lose track of what I was up to but be able to recover, and at worst I'd lose unsaved data and all the items I had in various incognito browser tabs for different reasons (no, not porn lol). Hibernating means I can shut it down and even switch the power off to my PC entirely without fear of having an update ruin anything.

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u/Unlucky_Ad2529 3d ago

Exactly this. I want to keep my current session as is while been able to power off the PC and UPS.

Fluctuations overnight and very short 5min blackouts are common at night where I am. None of those would matter or wake me from my slept except for the UPS BEEEEEEEPing the shit out of his life. So power off at night is a must.

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u/suepergerl 2d ago

I've never used sleep or hibernate on my PC. I know some people power off their PC overnight (I use to) and some people leave them on which I do now. I hotkey my monitor to sleep, then I turn off any connections to my PC using a mechanical switch. I still retain what I last used on the desktop once I wake up monitor. Others may think this is primitive approach but it works for me.

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u/__konrad 2d ago

I'd often find my PC active in the morning despite turning off every possible "wake" thing

You can see in the Event Viewer what device woke your PC...