Skip Fast Startup and still get a PC that boots quickly every time.

TucsonTJ asked the Answer Line Forum for a fast, slimmed-down alternative way to boot Windows. The trick is to set up Windows with two logons, as you would if the computer was being used by two people ...

Over the long and storied development history of the Windows operating system, Microsoft has forever been incorporating new layers of code to improve the platform's overall efficiency. Windows is a ...

One of the most obsessed over features of Windows is its boot time, according to Windows chief Steven Sinofsky. As such, he says in a blog post, Windows 8 will boot so fast it will make the relatively ...

The fast startup mode saves the state of the system at each shutdown and allows you to restart your Windows 8/8.1 tablet, PC or laptop faster. However in return, you won't have access to certain ...

Phoenix Technologies have showcased a new UEFI BIOS at IDF which boots Windows 7 up to the desktop in less than 10 seconds, which is pretty amazing. This breakthrough in boot speed is a significant ...

If you want to change the startup sound in Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers, here is how you can do that. In short, you can customize the startup sound of Windows 11 by enabling the Fast startup and ...

Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...