How to Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10
Fast startup (aka: hiberboot, hybrid boot, or 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 again, Windows simply loads the hiberfile (C:\hiberfil.sys) into memory to resume your PC instead of restarting it.
For more information about fast startup, see:
Updates may not be installed with Fast Startup in Windows 10
Fast startup causes hibernation or shutdown to fail in Windows 10 or 8.1
The fast startup setting doesn’t 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 hibernate, then 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 hibernate, then it will also disable fast startup.
This tutorial will show you how to turn fast startup on or off for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to turn fast startup on or off.
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 ONE
To 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
UAC, click/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 settings, check the
Turn on fast startup box, click/tap on the
Save changes button, and go to
step 8 below. (see screenshot below
step 8)
7. To Turn Off Fast Startup
A) Under
Shutdown settings, uncheck the
Turn on fast startup box, click/tap on the
Save changes button, and go to
step 8 below. (see screenshot below
step 8)
You can now close the System Settings window if you like.
If the Turn on fast startup setting is not listed, then you will need to close the System Settings window, enable hibernate, then start over at step 1 again.
OPTION TWO
To 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 or
step 3 below for what you would like to do.
2. To Turn On Fast Startup
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to
step 4 below.
Turn_On_Fast_Startup.bat
3. To Turn Off Fast Startup
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below, and go to
step 4 below.
Turn_Off_Fast_Startup.bat
Save the .bat file to your desktop.
5. Right click or press and hold on the downloaded .bat file, and click/tap on
Run as administrator.
6. When prompted, click/tap on
Run and
Yes (
UAC).
If you like, you can stop getting the Run prompt by unblocking the downloaded .bat file.
7. You will now notice your screen flicker as a command prompt quickly opens and closes to apply the registry changes.
8. You can now delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.
OPTION THREE
Enable or Disable to Require Fast Startup in Local Group Policy Editor
If enabled, this option will override Option One and Option Two.
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and 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 Editor, double 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)
Enabled, click/tap on
OK, and go to
step 7 below. (see screenshot below)
6. Default to Not Require Fast Startup
A) Select (dot)
Not Configured or
Disabled, click/tap on
OK, and 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.
When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.
OPTION FOUR
Enable or Disable to Require Fast Startup using a REG file
If enabled, this 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 below, and go to
step 4 below.
Enable_require_Fast_Startup.reg
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 below, and go to
step 4 below.
Default_not_require_Fast_Startup.reg
Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6. When prompted, click/tap on
Run,
Yes (
UAC),
Yes, and
OK to approve the merge.
7. If you like, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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