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Tested: Windows 11 Pro's On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%::Windows 11 Pro defaults to BitLocker being turned on, using software encryption. We've tested the Samsung 990 Pro with hardware encryption to show how the various modes impact performance, and how muc

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[–] xhci@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What about when non-technical people give away or sell their computers?

[–] scottyjoe9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Or what if your SSD borks it and you're unable to do a secure erase on it? Happened to my wife's laptop. I'm planning on smashing the SSD to ensure the data is destroyed before putting it in recycling.

[–] stifle867@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Completely valid point. The kind of non-technical people wouldn't likely notice any difference in SSD speed anyway. It would be nice if they made it easier for technical people to disable the feature.