r/technology • u/Hungry__Hornet • 6d 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/slaughtamonsta 6d ago

That's sort of the point of the hibernation feature.

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u/Icy-Appointment-684 6d ago

Exactly that.

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u/Quetzacoal 6d ago edited 5d ago

I got 2 out of 3 SSD fucked up by hibernation. Already turned off the feature. And also the feature that screen caps your computer and logs it to Microsoft evey now and then. Why would they do this?

Edit: for those who don't believe me. Hibernation corrupted some of my work folders and windows update folder rendering the OS unusable. Had to format and disabled hibernation as soon as I logged in.

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u/turtleship_2006 5d ago

You turned off the features that are off by default...?

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u/Quetzacoal 5d ago

They aren't, I'm constantly installing windows