AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July

AMD is doing the classic tech-company walkback: after quietly removing a memory-protection option from some Ryzen 9000 desktop chips, it now says the setting will return in a BIOS update in July — and yes, the company explicitly credits “valuable community feedback.” Translation, according to the crowd: people noticed, got annoyed, and refused to let it slide. The original issue came to light after a security-minded user found the feature missing on a new machine, and the internet instantly turned it into a mini-scandal about whether AMD was taking away something customers already had.

That’s where the comments got spicy. One camp basically shrugged and said, sure, hardly anyone probably uses this, and some people may never even see the option in their PC settings. But the louder reaction was pure principle: don’t remove features just because you can. Several commenters treated this like a case of ugly product tiering — the dreaded idea that a company disables useful stuff on regular buyers’ products just to make the expensive “pro” models look better. One user bluntly called it “BS market segmentation,” while another wondered if this was an “accidentally broke it” moment or just an “incompetent attempt” to slice up the lineup.

And because no online hardware drama is complete without memes, one commenter dropped a random “Ba da Ba Ba Ba” gag like AMD had just served up a value meal of controversy. In the end, the crowd’s message was simple: even if it’s niche, don’t sneak away security features and expect nobody to notice.