Damn Bitlocker!

atinfo

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• Oct 22, 2023

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Tested: Windows 11 Pro's On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%

BitLocker software encryption slows performance. Here's how to fix it.

www.tomshardware.com

One of my SSD partitions is encrypted with Bitlocker, using software encryption. I am experiencing slow response times besides the sluggish performance of (new) Explorer.

 

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NavyLCDR

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• Oct 22, 2023

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So decrypt it.

 

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• Oct 22, 2023

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Sweep it under the carpet! The voice of wisdom!

 

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• Oct 22, 2023

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You could use self-encrypting drives.

 

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• Oct 22, 2023

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This article from Tom's Hardware popped up for me recently

Tested: Windows 11 Pro's On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%

BitLocker software encryption slows performance. Here's how to fix it.

www.tomshardware.com

 

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• Oct 22, 2023

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@BamaInArk - The OP started the thread with that same link?

 

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• Oct 22, 2023

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wiganken said:

@BamaInArk - The OP started the thread with that same link?

Click to expand...

Oh duh I missed that....sorry.

 

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• Oct 23, 2023

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Make like a Dalek and X-TERMINATE!!

 

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• Oct 25, 2023

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As you status query shows, c: is not even encrypted, so the OS and its programs cannot be affected.

 

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