Win 11 is Slowing Your SSD

[JakobRush]

 

WIN 11, LOSE 45%

According to tests, Win 11’s “on-by-default” BitLocker encryption slows SSDs by up to 45%

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-default-bitlocker-on-your-windows-11-pc-is-hitting-even-the-fastest-ssds-hard/

According to tests by Tom’s Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-software-bitlocker-slows-performance

Specifically the software encryption; hardware may be FASTER https://lmg.gg/ahAgj (Tom’s Hardware)

Microsoft switched from hardware encryption by default to software in 2019 https://lmg.gg/c7PRn (Microsoft)

If you already have Windows 11 Pro install running, can’t enable hardware encryption w/o clean install https://lmg.gg/yop1r (PC World)

Blog post on how to enable hardware encryption https://blog.odenthal.cc/how-to-enable-bitlocker-hw-encryption-with-modern-ssds-e-g-samsung-980-pro/

 

¿POR QUE?

Samsung and other phone manufacturers remotely disabling phones in Mexico

https://lmg.gg/c5JMX (Pisa Papeles, should be translated from Spanish to English)

Louis Rossmann’s video https://youtu.be/Ln4rsxWq3WM

Buying from gray market is popular in Mexico, cheaper and usually still compatible https://lmg.gg/8qI4N (Ruetir)

Samsung talks like they’re doing the government a favor https://lmg.gg/0727Z (Samsung)

Government feels the opposite https://www.sammobile.com/news/mexican-government-asks-samsung-not-block-phones-imported-illegally/

Samsung backs down https://lmg.gg/91bcB (Samsung)

Offered 30% off though (CTRL+F “Samsung offers a 30% discount bonus for users whose smartphones are locked when purchasing a new Galaxy smartphone:*” https://lmg.gg/0727Z

 

NO SILVER LINING

Pixel 8/8 Pro’s Tensor G3 chip reportedly offloads AI tasks to the cloud

https://www.notebookcheck.net/MrWhosetheboss-video-reveals-Google-s-Pixel-8-Pro-Tensor-G3-off-loads-all-generative-AI-tasks-to-the-cloud.760215.0.html

Mrwhosetheboss video https://youtu.be/3ZDcr1icSo4?t=966

Monika Gupta Google blog po https://lmg.gg/XBAG5  (Google)

“Paving the way for on-device generative AI” https://lmg.gg/dAHiA (Google)

Videos showing you need a persistent internet connection

-        https://youtu.be/LDID8CQpszs

-        https://youtu.be/d_CbrIV6fGg?t=32

Possibly why Google restricted benchmarks for reviewers even after launch (scroll up) https://twitter.com/tech_that_out/status/1712526810163065163

 

QUICK BITS

 

THE OL’ TWITCHEROO

Twitch now allows streamers to simulcast (again?)

https://mashable.com/article/twitch-simulcast-guidelines-twitchcon

Comes after platform has been bleeding talent https://www.polygon.com/23925744/twitch-simulcast-kick-nickmercs-xqc-amouranth

Restrictions https://lmg.gg/ELbtE (The Verge)

Also doxing and swatting covered under off-service conduct policy finally https://www.engadget.com/twitchs-off-service-conduct-policy-finally-covers-doxxing-and-swatting-193222663.html

 

EXCEL-LENT NEWS

Microsoft now lets users control data conversion feature, scientists relieved

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/21/23926585/microsoft-excel-misreading-dates-human-genes-conversion-fixed

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/23/excel_date_format_feature/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-finally-fixes-excel-glitch-that-caused-major-headaches-for-scientists

 

NON-SUSPICIOUS THING OCCURRING. MOVE ALONG

Amazon testing robot warehouse workers

https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/21/humanoid-robots-face-their-first-major-test-with-amazons-digit-pilots/

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/amazon-robot-jobs-warehouse-tye-brady-robotics-b2433198.html
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/amazon-launches-humanoid-robots-at-warehouses-denies-fears-of-employee-displacement-4500164

 

AND ZUNES SKIP SPOTIFY ADS

Windows Phone can stop YouTube from blocking your ad-block

https://www.windowscentral.com/phones/windows-phone/windows-phone-gets-its-revenge-on-youtube-from-the-grave

User agent definition https://lmg.gg/inR85 (Windows Central)

https://twitter.com/endermanch/status/1715397516009554240

https://files.enderman.ch/scripts/yt-antiadblocker.mp4

 

GET YOU MOM’S ADVICE ON YOUR SHAMEFUL HOOKUP

You can get friends and family to help pick Tinder matches now

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67197467

https://9to5mac.com/2023/10/23/tinder-matchmaker/

https://gizmodo.com/tinder-matchmaker-lets-friends-and-family-choose-date-1850949502

[wbs_perso]

5 hours ago, JakobRush said:

WIN 11, LOSE 45%

According to tests, Win 11’s “on-by-default” BitLocker encryption slows SSDs by up to 45%

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsofts-default-bitlocker-on-your-windows-11-pc-is-hitting-even-the-fastest-ssds-hard/

According to tests by Tom’s Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-software-bitlocker-slows-performance

Specifically the software encryption; hardware may be FASTER https://lmg.gg/ahAgj (Tom’s Hardware)

Microsoft switched from hardware encryption by default to software in 2019 https://lmg.gg/c7PRn (Microsoft)

If you already have Windows 11 Pro install running, can’t enable hardware encryption w/o clean install https://lmg.gg/yop1r (PC World)

Blog post on how to enable hardware encryption https://blog.odenthal.cc/how-to-enable-bitlocker-hw-encryption-with-modern-ssds-e-g-samsung-980-pro/

 

Are you actually kidding me...

I can't believe this timing... I have been trying to enforce hardware encryption on my new laptop for the past week!

After a dozen or so of complete Windows re-install I gave up and went for software encryption as it was specifically said in various benchmarks and reviews that "the performance hit was negligeable"...

 

I literally finished fully setting it up an hour ago...
 

And I did notice the performance looking effy but didn't realize how bad it was until just now when I tried to decrypt the drives and how much smoother the experience is...

I tried basically everything to the point where I think it must be a firmware issue on my laptop unable to make use of hardware encryption for some reason...
Can anybody help me troubleshoot/fix this issue? I'm honestly so distraught that I could make a whole thread about it...

 

EDIT: I just made one... 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2023 by wbs_perso
Added link to a forum post about the issue discussed in the news

[King_PIN]

Funny I was trying to troubleshoot something last night and I saw bitlocker on in Services.  I added it to my list of thingsa to look up information about and today I see this video.  

[kayaknate]

Is there a way to see if my Windows install is affected by this? My Rog ally came bitlocker encrypted by default. I turned that off but don't know if my SSD speeds would be faster doing a reinstall involving addressing this news.

 

[tridy]

10 hours ago, kayaknate said:

Is there a way to see if my Windows install is affected by this? My Rog ally came bitlocker encrypted by default. I turned that off but don't know if my SSD speeds would be faster doing a reinstall involving addressing this news.

 

as the first step you need to figure out if your computer is using software or hardware encryption:

 

 

Here in my case, it uses software encryption. As the next step I need to figure out if my SSD is "modern" and supports hardware encryption.

    https://blog.odenthal.cc/how-to-enable-bitlocker-hw-encryption-with-modern-ssds-e-g-samsung-980-pro/

 

the link above has further links to the following:

    https://media.kingston.com/kingston/articles/enabling-and-disabling-edrive-to-utilize-hardware-encryption-us.pdf

 

    https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/computers-it/samsung-ssd-970-evo-plus-drive-encryption-won-t-change-from/td-p/1352406

 

It does not look to me like an easy-to-verify and turn on the hardware encryption, especially when it requires W11 reinstall.

 

I do not think this is something that can be fixed with a patch from MS. I mean switching from software to hardware encryption without wiping the whole drive would be a security problem by itself from what I see it.