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How to disable and enable fast startup on Windows 10

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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's boot time by saving the operating system's state — including the Windows kernel and drivers — to a hibernation file.

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