How to Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10
Fast startup (aka: hiberboothybrid bootor hybrid shutdown) is turned on by default in Windows and is a setting that helps your PC start up faster after shutdown. Even faster than hibernate. Windows does this by saving an image of the Windows kernel and loaded drivers to the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) upon shutdown so when you start your PC againWindows simply loads the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) into memory to resume your PC instead of restarting it.
For more information about fast startupsee:
- Delivering fast boot times in Windows 8 - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
- Designing for PCs that boot faster than ever before - Building Windows 8 - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
- Distinguishing Fast Startup from Wake-from-Hibernation | Microsoft Docs
- Delivering a great startup and shutdown experience | Microsoft Docs
Updates may not be installed with Fast Startup in Windows 10 version 1809 and 1903
Fast startup causes hibernation or shutdown to fail in Windows 10 or 8.1
The fast startup setting doesnt apply to Restart. You need to shut down and then start your PC again for fast startup to take effect.
Fast startup requires that hibernate be enabled. If you only want to use fast startup and don't plan on using hibernatethen you can specify the hiberfile type as reduced to significantly reduce the size of the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) to about half of its full size.
If you disable hibernatethen it will also disable fast startup.
You must be signed in as an administrator to turn fast startup on or off.
This tutorial will show you how to turn fast startup on or off for all users in Windows 10.
For a Windows 11 version of this tutorialsee:
Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 11
Contents
- Option One: To Turn On or Off Fast Startup in System Settings
- Option Two: To Turn On or Off Fast Startup using a BAT file
- Option Three: Enable or Disable to Require Fast Startup in Local Group Policy Editor
- Option Four: Enable or Disable to Require Fast Startup using a REG file
OPTION ONETo Turn On or Off Fast Startup in System Settings
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view)and click on the Power Options icon.
2 Click/tap on the Choose what the power buttons do link on the left side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top. (see screenshot below)
4 If prompted by UACclick/tap on Yes.
5 Do step 6 or step 7 below for what you would like to do.
6. To Turn On Fast Startup
This is the default setting.
A) Under Shutdown settingscheck the Turn on fast startup boxclick/tap on the Save changes buttonand go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below step 8)
7. To Turn Off Fast Startup
A) Under Shutdown settingsuncheck the Turn on fast startup boxclick/tap on the Save changes buttonand go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below step 8)
8 You can now close the System Settings window if you like.
If the Turn on fast startup setting is not listedthen you will need to close the System Settings windowenable hibernatethen start over at step 1 again.
OPTION TWOTo Turn On or Off Fast Startup using a BAT file
The downloadable .bat files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power
HiberbootEnabled DWORD
0 = Turn off fast startup
1 = Turn on fast startup
1 Do step 2 (toggle on/off)step 3 (on)or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.
2. To Toggle On and Off Fast Startup
Special thank you to Matthew Wai for providing this .bat file option.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file belowand go to step 5 below.
Turn_On_or_Off_Fast_Startup.bat
Download
3. To Turn On Fast Startup
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file belowand go to step 5 below.
Turn_On_Fast_Startup.bat
Download
4. To Turn Off Fast Startup
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file belowand go to step 5 below.
Turn_Off_Fast_Startup.bat
Download
5 Save the .bat file to your desktop.
6 Right click or press and hold on the downloaded .bat fileand click/tap on Run as administrator.
You can skip this step if you downloaded the Turn_On_or_Off_Fast_Startup.bat file from step 2.
7 When promptedclick/tap on Run and Yes (UAC).
If you likeyou can stop getting the Run prompt by unblocking the downloaded .bat file.
8 You will now notice your screen flicker as a command prompt quickly opens and closes to apply the registry changes.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.
OPTION THREEEnable or Disable to Require Fast Startup in Local Group Policy Editor
If enabledthis option will override Option One and Option Two.
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 ProEnterpriseand Education editions.
All editions can use Option Four.
1 Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2 Navigate to the key below in the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor. (see screenshot below)
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Shutdown
3 In the right pane of Shutdown in Local Group Policy Editordouble click/tap on the Require use of fast startup policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)
4 Do step 5 (enable) or step 6 (default) below for what you would like to do.
5. To Enable Require Fast Startup
A) Select (dot) Enabledclick/tap on OKand go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
6. Default to Not Require Fast Startup
A) Select (dot) Not Configured or Disabledclick/tap on OKand go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
Not Configured is the default setting. This will allow you to use Option One and Option Two to turn on or off fast startup.
7 When finishedyou can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
OPTION FOUREnable or Disable to Require Fast Startup using a REG file
If enabledthis option will override Option One and Option Two.
The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
HiberbootEnabled DWORD
(delete) = Default
1 = Always enable
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (default) below for what you want to do.
2. To Enable Require Fast Startup
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file belowand go to step 4 below.
Enable_require_Fast_Startup.reg
Download
3. Default to Not Require Fast Startup
This is the default setting. This will allow you to use Option One and Option Two to turn on or off fast startup.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file belowand go to step 4 below.
Default_not_require_Fast_Startup.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When promptedclick/tap on RunYes (UAC)Yesand OK to approve the merge.
7 If you likeyou can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10
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New #1
If anyone wants to see the difference in their boot times before and after go to THIS POST and download the Event Viewer custom view I created. I was helping someone 2 weeks ago and created it for him. And today I'm still preparing both my PC's for Win10 and imported my custom views to my laptop thru OneDriveand I thought it my be useful here too. It's been tested on Windows 108.1 and 7. Remember to unblock in properties.Computer Type: PC/Desktop
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Sound Card: (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
Keyboard: Trust GTX THURA
Mouse: Trust GTX 148
PSU: Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG
Cooling: Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 2x120 Phantek& Halo frontand 1x140 Phante
Hard Drives: C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD G: System Images -> Samsung 860 Pro 2TB
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Other Info: Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2 Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
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System Manufacturer/Model Number: Hyper-V Virtual Machine
OS: Windows 10 Insider Build - Fast Ring
CPU: 8 Virtual Processors(8 threads)
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Screen Resolution: Being a VMit depends what size I need at a given moment;)
Hard Drives: VM is on a separate internal SSD(Samsung 850 EVO SSD)
Browser: Edgechrome
Antivirus: Defender
Other Info: Secure Boot enabled All Integration Services are turned on, Enhanced Session Mode selected
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Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: ۞ΞЖԘΜΞ۞
OS: Win11 ProWin10 Pro NWin10 HomeWindows 8.1 ProUbuntu
CPU: Intel Core i9 9900K
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
Memory: 32 GB Quad Kit G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarzDDR4-386618-19-19-39-2T
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G24576 MB GDDR6X
Sound Card: (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays: BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
Keyboard: Trust GTX THURA
Mouse: Trust GTX 148
PSU: Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG
Cooling: Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 2x120 Phantek& Halo frontand 1x140 Phante
Hard Drives: C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD G: System Images -> Samsung 860 Pro 2TB
Internet Speed: 25+/5+ (+usually faster)
Browser: Edge; Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as an added layer between browser & OS
Other Info: Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2 Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Hyper-V Virtual Machine
OS: Windows 10 Insider Build - Fast Ring
CPU: 8 Virtual Processors(8 threads)
Motherboard: N/A
Memory: 8192 MB - Dynamic Memory turned on
Screen Resolution: Being a VMit depends what size I need at a given moment;)
Hard Drives: VM is on a separate internal SSD(Samsung 850 EVO SSD)
Browser: Edgechrome
Antivirus: Defender
Other Info: Secure Boot enabled All Integration Services are turned on, Enhanced Session Mode selected
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New #4
Has the Win-X Shutdown been tested with the released version of Win 10? My installation does not work as listed in the Note above.
I did some testing on my Win 10 laptop and found that using the Shutdown command from the right click on the Start Button does NOT do a full shut down. You can test for yourself by using the regular shutdown with the Fast Start feature and then the note the time to get to the Hello screen. Then try the same test with the right click then Shutdown. Then try a test with the right click and use the Restart option. In my case using both shutdown options gave the same restart timebut the Restart option gave a much longer time. From thisI would surmise that the Restart is the only one of these three scenarios that actually does a shutdown.
One other thing that indicates this is true is that the BIOS options are not offered when coming back from the Hybrid Sleep of the Fast Start feature when using both Shutdown optionsbut they do appear when you use the Restart option.
My installation of Win 10 was an upgrade from Win 7 Ultimate.
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New #5
Hello Peterand welcome to Ten Forums. :)
Performing a restart will not give you an accurate comparison to shut down.
Insteadyou could use the command below for an immediate full forced shut down to compare with. I'll be interested in your results.
shutdown /s /f /t 0Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #6
Here are some unofficial timings from a stopwatch.
I have a 6 year old HP laptop with 4GB memory and a 512 GB SSD for my system drive. I timed for the shutdown scenarios from the time I hit the power button until the Hello/desktop screen appeared. I also took an intermediate time from when the Windows logo displayed until the Hello/desktop screen appeared.
Fast Start feature is enabled on the system.
Shutdown from the Start Button 24.56 sec 5.92 sec No BIOS start screen
Right click Start Button and Shutdown 25.03 sec 5.92 sec NO BIOS start screen
Cmd line shutdown from your post 38.94 sec 19.3 sec BIOS start screen does appear
Restart from Start Button 34.44 sec 19.67 sec BIOS start screen does appear
Right click Start Button and Restart 39.68 sec 19.41 sec BIOS start screen does appear
Win + X shutdown 25.51 sec 6.65 sec NO BIOS start screen
From the above times and descriptions of the BIOS screen appearing during the boot processI would respectfully suggest that the Shutdown from the Win + X menu you note above still uses the Fast Start Hybrid shutdown.
Could this be a change in the final version released to the public? I did not participate in the win 10 previews.
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New #7
From your resultsit looks like none of the "Shut down" options perform a full shutdown other than the command. I can't include "Restart" since that always does a full shut down and restarts.
One more thing to look at is if you have "Fast Boot" enabled in your UEFI firmware settings or not. If enabledyou usually don't see the BIOS splash screen.Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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New #9
Interesting. It appears that they don't do a full shutdown anymore. Thank you for posting your results.
It'll be interesting to see what results others have as well. :)Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Custom self built
OS: 64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
CPU: Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory: 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card: Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
Screen Resolution: 2560x1440
Keyboard: Logitech wireless K800
Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
PSU: Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case: Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
Cooling: Corsair Hydro H115i
Hard Drives: 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS
Internet Speed: 2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Other Info: Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
View my PC Album
Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP Spectre x360 2in1
OS: 64-bit Windows 10 Pro build 21390
CPU: i7-1065G7 3.9 GHz
Memory: 16 GB LPDDR4-3200
Graphics Card: Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card: Intel SST
Monitor(s) Displays: 13.3" 4K UWVA AMOLED multitouch
Screen Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Hard Drives: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Browser: Google Chrome
Antivirus: Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
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