You click shut down after a long day, see the screen go dark, the keyboard lights fade out, the fans wind down, and you walk away thinking tomorrow starts with a clean slate. I hate to break it to you ...

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 ...

1. Enable Windows' Fast Startup Mode Windows has a feature called Fast Startup that does exactly what it sounds like, so this is an obvious first stop in your quest. It's possible the feature is ...