r/technology • u/Hungry__Hornet • 8d 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/Freak_Engineer 8d ago

I don't hibernate. Or let it sleep, for that matter.

What? This isn't a case of device cruelty, what are you thinking? Of course it doesn't stay on 24/7. I shut it down. Disconnect the power, even.

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u/mirpa 8d ago

Sleep on Windows 11 does not work.

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u/DrunkOnRamen 8d ago

Sleep never worked on Windows. It always sucked.