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You're wearing out your hard drive for no reason: Change this hidden Windows setting

Your hard drive's lifespan depends on one hidden Windows setting nobody checks ...
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Your hard drive never stops spinning, and this buried Windows setting is the reason why

Talking about hard drives in 2026 might be a bit odd, but not everyone uses an all-SSD PC yet. Spinning drives were left behind by SSDs long ago, at least for primary storage, but they remain quite ...