Should You DISABLE "Fast Startup" in Windows 10?
Summary
TLDRThis video script delves into the intricacies of Windows 10's 'Fast Startup' feature, explaining how it differs from traditional shutdowns and hibernation modes. It clarifies that Fast Startup saves system state to the hard drive for quicker boot times but may not fully clear issues requiring a cold reboot. The script also advises on when to use restart over shutdown for troubleshooting and offers tips for dual-boot systems. Viewers learn how to check and adjust Fast Startup settings for optimal performance.
Takeaways
- 🌀 Windows 10's default shutdown behavior is not a complete shutdown due to a feature called 'Fast Startup'.
- 💤 'Sleep mode' saves processes in RAM and uses minimal power, but unsaved data is lost if power is lost.
- 🛌 'Hibernation mode' copies RAM contents to the hard drive, allowing for data preservation even if power is lost.
- 🤝 'Hybrid sleep' is Windows 10's default sleep mode, combining sleep and hibernation to ensure data is not lost on power loss.
- 🔄 'Traditional shutdown' closes all applications and powers down the system, requiring a fresh load on boot.
- 🚀 'Fast Startup' is a feature that partially shuts down the system, saving the kernel and drivers to the hard drive for faster boot times.
- 🔧 If you need to perform a full system reset to fix an issue, use the 'Restart' option, as it bypasses Fast Startup.
- ⚠️ Fast Startup can cause issues if you're unaware of its behavior, as it may not fully clear system state like a traditional shutdown.
- 🔒 Fast Startup can lock the Windows drive, making it inaccessible when dual-booting with other operating systems.
- 🕒 The script includes a test showing that Fast Startup can significantly reduce boot time compared to a full shutdown.
- 📝 Awareness of the Fast Startup feature and its effects is crucial for troubleshooting and managing system state effectively.
Q & A
What is the default state of Windows 10 when shutting down?
-By default, Windows 10 uses a feature called 'Fast Startup' which is a hybrid state between a full shutdown and hibernation.
What happens during sleep mode in Windows 10?
-In sleep mode, power is cut to unnecessary components, and the current state of the system is saved in the RAM, allowing for a fast resume but using a small amount of energy.
Why does sleep mode require continuous power to the RAM?
-Sleep mode requires continuous power to the RAM to preserve the current state of the system, as RAM loses all its data when power is lost.
What is the difference between sleep mode and hibernation mode?
-Hibernation mode saves the contents of the RAM to the hard drive and then completely shuts down the system, unlike sleep mode which only keeps the data in the RAM.
How does hybrid sleep mode combine features of sleep and hibernation?
-Hybrid sleep mode saves the system state to both the RAM and the hard drive, ensuring data is not lost even if power is lost while in sleep mode.
Why is the traditional shutdown different from Fast Startup?
-A traditional shutdown completely shuts down the system, including the kernel, and requires a fresh load of all system files upon boot, whereas Fast Startup leaves the kernel and drivers running to speed up the boot process.
What is the main advantage of using Fast Startup?
-The main advantage of Fast Startup is that it significantly reduces the boot time by not requiring a full reload of the operating system base files and processes.
What potential issue can arise from using Fast Startup when trying to fix a problem?
-If a problem persists after a shutdown with Fast Startup, it might not be resolved because the base operating system was not completely shut down, unlike a full cold shutdown or restart.
How does Fast Startup affect dual boot systems?
-Fast Startup can lock the Windows drive, making it inaccessible or causing issues when booting into another operating system, which is why it might be better to disable it for dual boot setups.
How can you check if Fast Startup is enabled on your Windows 10 computer?
-You can check if Fast Startup is enabled by going to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options, and then selecting 'Choose what the power buttons do' to see if the option is checked.
What is the difference in boot time between Fast Startup enabled and disabled according to the script?
-The script mentions that with Fast Startup enabled, the boot time was about 40 seconds, and with it disabled, it was around 55 seconds.
Outlines
🔌 Understanding Windows 10 Shutdown Modes
This paragraph explains the different types of shutdowns in Windows 10. It starts by discussing the 'fast startup' feature, which is similar to a hybrid state between hibernation and a full shutdown. The script then describes 'sleep mode', where the computer pauses and keeps processes in RAM, requiring minimal power but risking data loss if power is lost. 'Hibernation mode' is explained as a complete shutdown where data is saved to the hard drive, preventing data loss but taking longer to boot up. 'Hybrid sleep' is a default Windows 10 feature, combining elements of sleep and hibernation to protect against data loss. Finally, the paragraph contrasts these with a 'traditional shutdown', where everything is closed and reloaded from scratch upon booting, and the 'fast startup', which is the default in Windows 10 and retains some basic processes and drivers to speed up boot times.
🚀 The Implications of Fast Startup in Windows 10
The second paragraph delves into the specifics of the 'fast startup' feature, explaining how it differs from a regular shutdown. Unlike hibernation, 'fast startup' deletes regular data but retains the kernel and drivers, storing basic processes on the hard drive. This allows for quicker boot times as the base operating system files and processes don't need to be reloaded from scratch. However, this feature can have downsides, such as not fully resolving issues that require a cold reboot or affecting driver updates. The paragraph also clarifies that the 'restart' function bypasses 'fast startup', ensuring a full shutdown and restart. Additionally, it addresses potential issues with 'fast startup' when dual-booting operating systems and provides instructions on how to check and disable the feature if necessary. The speaker shares a personal test comparing boot times with 'fast startup' enabled versus disabled, noting a significant but not drastic difference with an SSD.
📢 Conclusion and Call to Action
The final paragraph serves as a conclusion to the video script, summarizing the importance of understanding the 'fast startup' setting and its effects on the Windows 10 shutdown process. It emphasizes the need to use the 'restart' function for a full reboot when troubleshooting issues. The speaker encourages viewers to subscribe for more frequent content and invites them to share tips in the comments section. The paragraph ends with a friendly sign-off, expressing anticipation for viewer engagement and feedback.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Fast Startup
💡Sleep Mode
💡Hibernation Mode
💡Hybrid Sleep
💡Traditional Shutdown
💡Kernel
💡Drivers
💡Dual Boot
💡Cold Shutdown
💡Cold Boot
💡Restart
Highlights
Windows 10's default 'fast startup' feature doesn't completely shut down the computer as expected.
Fast startup is a hybrid state between hibernation and traditional shutdown.
Sleep mode saves processes in RAM and provides minimal power to keep data, but uses energy and can lose unsaved data if power is lost.
Hibernation mode copies RAM data to the hard drive before a complete shutdown, preserving unsaved data even after power loss.
Hybrid sleep combines sleep and hibernation, storing data in both RAM and hard drive for instant boot and data preservation.
Traditional shutdown closes all applications and powers down the system completely, requiring a fresh load on boot.
Fast startup retains the kernel and drivers on the hard drive, speeding up boot times but not fully shutting down the system.
Fast startup can cause issues if users expect a complete system reset but don't get one due to the retained kernel and drivers.
The restart function bypasses fast startup, providing a complete system reset.
Dual booting users may experience issues with fast startup due to how it locks the Windows drive.
Fast startup can be disabled in the Control Panel under Power Options for users who prefer a traditional shutdown.
Boot time tests showed a noticeable difference with fast startup enabled versus disabled, especially on HDDs.
Sleep mode offers the fastest boot time compared to fast startup and traditional shutdown.
Users should be aware of the implications of fast startup when troubleshooting issues that may require a full system reset.
Disabling fast startup may be beneficial for specific use cases like dual booting or when dealing with problematic drivers.
The video concludes with a reminder of the importance of understanding the fast startup feature and how to manage it.
Transcripts
you might not realize that when you go
to shut down your Windows 10 computer it
doesn't actually completely shut it down
the way you expect
in fact Windows 10 has a feature that's
on by default called fast startup which
is kind of like in-between a hibernation
type shutdown and a traditional type
shutdown now I'm getting ahead of myself
and all of the things I just talked
about will be made clear but to go back
to the question in the title should you
disable this fast startup feature and
obviously if the answer was as simple as
yes or no the video would be over
already it's clearly not that simple but
we will try to explain it so to first
understand the context behind this let's
go over quickly the different types of
shutdowns available in Windows you're
probably familiar with the names of all
these but you might not have known
exactly the differences between them
that's we're gonna talk about first we
can first start off with sleep mode you
can kind of think of this basically like
the computer being put on pause where
power is cut to everything unnecessary
all unnecessary components like the
screen probably the hard drives and the
processor stops in its tracks but may
still be in an extremely low-power state
and everything going on in the capir the
processes are going to be stored in the
RAM and the RAM is going to be
continuously provided with a minimal
power because when the RAM loses power
it loses all its data unlike a hard
drive that keeps this data even when
it's powered off and because all the
data is still kept in the RAM as usual
it's very fast to resume from sleep mode
however because the RAM has to be
continuously powered it does use up a
little bit of energy so that means that
if you are in sleep mode the battery
still could die and if the battery for
on a laptop for example or if there's a
power outage on a desktop and power is
lost either way to the computer while in
sleep mode then any unsaved data is
going to be lost because that was stored
in the RAM and went again when the RAM
loses power it's gone the next type of
shutdown is hibernation mode this is
when unlike the sleep mode where
everything is just kept in the RAM the
RAM is copied to the hard drive and then
everything is shut down completely so
all the components are shut down there's
no power to the RAM or anything but it's
stored on the hard drive and then what
happens is when you turn the computer
back on
all the RAM data it was stored on the
hard drive is copied back onto the RAM
and then the computer basically
continues where it left off as if you
never shut the computer down everything
is still running as it was any unsaved
data is still there and the advantage of
this over sleep mode is because the RAM
is not storing the data it's on the hard
drive even if the computer completely
runs out of battery power or the
computer loses power completely from the
wall then it's not going to lose any
data because the computer is already off
it doesn't rely on any electricity to
store it it's state the downside of this
though is that it does take a little bit
longer to boot up from hibernation mode
because that data has to be copied from
the hard drive onto the RAM and hard
drives are significantly slower than Ram
but if you are doing this with an SSD
that's of course can be a lot faster
than a hard drive but everything you do
with an SSD is going to be faster than a
hard drive the next type of shutdown is
hybrid sleep which is actually the
default sleep mode in Windows 10 you
might not have even known this but this
is how it works
it's basically a combination of
hibernation and sleep mode where but
when you go to the sleep it doesn't
actually just store things to the RAM it
both stores everything to the RAM keeps
it in low power but also stores all that
Ram data onto the hard drive so just in
case the laptop runs out of batteries or
the computer loses power from the wall
outlet
then that data yes it's gone from the
RAM but it's still on the hard drive so
the computer boots up again and realize
oh my god the RAM data is gone it still
has it from the hard drive so this is
kind of like the best of both worlds
where if everything's fine on boot up
it's super instant but if the data would
have been lost it's not anymore so it
might take a little bit longer if you
actually shut down the computer and go
into sleep mode because it has to write
that data but you wouldn't even notice
it on boot up because if the data is
there then it's just gonna wipe that
temporary data in the background while
you're using it no harm no foul now even
though I did mention this is enabled by
default on most computers with Windows
on my computer at least when I check the
available power options it's not because
apparently when I have hyper-v enabled
which is a Windows virtualization
feature it does
not work with this so you might want to
check whether or not you can enable this
and then finally before we get to the
fast startup we have the traditional
regular shutdown of course and this is
just when you shutdown windows all the
applications are closed users are logged
off the kernel is shut down just like
the core of the operating system all
power is cut to components everything's
just shut down when you boot up
everything's loaded fresh from scratch
so it's all renewed and finally we come
to fast startup the title of this video
which is basically in between a
hibernation type shutdown and a regular
type shutdown and this is actually the
default in Windows 10 you might not have
known this but when you do a regular
shutdown by default it's going to do it
this fast startup shutdown and unlike a
regular hibernation where all data is
stored on the hard drive and then loaded
back into the RAM so it continues as is
with a fast startup shutdown all the
regular data that you might expect is
deleted like the users logged out any
running processes are shutdown any
unsafe data is gone however Windows does
not actually shutdown the kernel and the
drivers so the most basic running
process low-level processes or actually
stored on the hard drive to continue so
when you turn the computer back on the
most basic operating system files and
processes don't have to be reloaded from
scratch so you have the drivers get
automatically reloaded as is the
operating system kind of boots back in
but you still have to do things like
logging back into the user running the
user startup programs anything like that
but because the actual operating system
base files and processes and drivers
don't have to be reloaded then it's
going to be significantly faster to boot
up from a cold boot even though it looks
like it it's not really that way so this
especially is going to be a bigger
difference on a hard drive which you
know it's gonna take a long time to load
those files from scratch whereas it's
just gonna be basically loaded already
running onto the RAM it's gonna be a lot
faster but is there a downside to this
fast startup feature and the answer is
well there can be in some situations yes
for example if you don't know about this
feature then if you go to shut down your
computer because something is going
wrong and you're like oh well I'm just
going to turn the computer off and on
again
fix it you go to do this shut down and
then you turn it back on you think you
just did a cold reboot where
everything's reloaded but that might not
be the case so if the problem is still
occurring it might have actually been
fixed by a cold shutdown but because
everything for the base operating system
wasn't actually shut down then the
problem could persist and this is also
going to apply with drivers so maybe
your graphics card is acting up or
something like that there's an error in
the drivers again you go to do a full
shutdown you think you're doing a
shutdown and it doesn't fix anything
even though it should but there is
another important thing to know and that
is that the restart function is not
affected by this fast startup so if you
go to the Start menu click the power
button actually hit restart then it does
actually dump all the files dump all the
kernel processes and restarts everything
for a scratch so just know that if
you're going to be restarting your
computer to fix something that's going
wrong you're gonna have to do an actual
restart and then it'll do what you
expect or is if you do a cold shutdown
it might not and I think a lot of people
might have this backwards they think Oh
a restart doesn't actually shut
everything down so I'm just gonna press
the shutdown button and turn it back on
when really with this fast startup
feature you should be doing the opposite
so as long as you know this there's
really not a reason to necessarily
disable the fast startup feature unless
you have some other reason and one of
these reasons for example could be if
you're doing dual boot apparently when
you do the fast startup shutdown it
basically locks the windows drive in
some way so that if you boot into
another operating system it might not be
able to access that drive well or if you
mess around with the partitions while in
another operating system after doing a
shutdown with the fast startup and the
kernel still loaded there and you messed
with the partitions that could corrupt
things so it's been recommended I've
seen recommendations where if your dual
booting to different operating systems
it's better to actually disable fast
startup in Windows if you want to check
if fast startup is enabled on your
computer which it probably is by default
with Windows 10 you can go to the
control panel and then hit hardware and
sound power options and then the left
hand side click choose what power
buttons do and then in this menu it'll
show you whether that box is checked or
not for fast startup and then you click
the UAC
permissions' thing if you want to change
this option now of course I wanted to
see how this setting affected my boot
time on my computer so I did a test
where I timed from the moment I press
the power button into when the desktop
for Windows first appeared and then
timed that and the results were that
when the fast startup was on it was
about 40 seconds from the time I pressed
the button to when the desktop appeared
and when the fast startup was off it was
like 55 seconds so it's a significant
difference not massive I do have a fast
SSD and nvm a m2 SSD if it was a hard
drive it would probably be a much bigger
difference though and then just for
curiosity I also timed how long it was
from sleep and with that it was only
about 10 seconds so clearly from sleep
it is much faster so really I think it's
just important to know about this
setting that it exists and how it works
so the big thing of course is gonna be
when you go to turn your computer off
and on again to fix something know that
you're gonna have to do the restart that
really should be the big takeaway from
this video and if you for whatever
reason don't want the computer to behave
like this on shutdown now at least you
know how to know if it is doing that and
how you can disable it so hopefully this
video was helpful you guys if you want
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other tips you want to share with us so
thanks so much again for watching guys
I'll see you next time
have a good one
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