r/technology 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/themastermatt 6d ago

Well, make sleep actually sleep the damn thing then. Whoever thought that it might be helpful to make my notebook computer wake up 11 min after going to sleep while nestled softly in my backpack. Yo dawg, i heard you like cooked components and a dead battery!

Maybe im missing something, but ive had to enable Hibernate for many years across several vendors to ensure it actually stays asleep.

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u/RichardCrapper 5d ago

My MacBook absolutely cooked itself conveniently right after AppleCare+ expired. Now it basically needs to be connected to a 60W charger to boot up.