Fast startup is a feature that was first implemented in Windows 8 as Fast Boot. It was carried over to Windows 10, and it remains an option in Windows 11. It's designed to shave seconds off of your PC ...

In practice, Windows Fast Startup is supposed to be helpful, but after disabling it, a lot of things actually got a little better for my computer. I wish I had turned it off sooner, and for some of ...

Fast Startup is failing due to underlying system inconsistencies, such as corrupted hibernation files, misconfigured BIOS settings, or outdated drivers, which disrupt the boot optimization process.

Fast startup is a handy feature on Windows that speeds up boot times by preventing the PC from shutting down completely. When enabled, it saves part of the system state to a hibernation file on your ...