Fast Startup can also prevent you from shutting down your PC. If the system fails to power off and instead sends you back to the login screen, chances are Fast Startup is to blame. Conversely, it may ...

Windows 11 hasn't seen the growth numbers Microsoft was probably hoping it would, but it still makes up nearly 20% of Windows installs, according to AdDuplex. Although there have been a lot of ...

You can't simply delete hiberfil.sys through File Explorer. Even if you enable hidden files and protected operating system ...

Startup Delayer lets you prioritize the programs that start automatically with Windows, giving you a faster start to your workday. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor ...

The first thing I do on any Windows 11 PC to boost performance is adjust the visual effects. These include features such as ...

How to take control of Fast Startup in Windows 11 Your email has been sent In a previous article describing how to create shutdown shortcuts in Windows 11, we briefly touched on the Fast Startup ...

The startup sound associated with Windows has always been divisive, with some wanting to disable it, others feeling indifferent to it, and some enjoying it. And, of course, the sound is typically ...

If you want to reset Windows 11/10 using Advanced Startup Options when the PC won’t boot, this guide will help to do that. There are multiple ways to access the Advanced Startup Options, but most of ...

Q: I have a Windows 10 PC and my system hangs up on startup because it gets stuck with a picture from Bing. I try hitting Esc, Del, Ctrl+Shift and more to stop Bing and sometimes it works, but most of ...

Windows updates can seem stuck, but they may be running especially slow — if yours is truly stuck, there are ways to troubleshoot. Beware of interfering with an update too soon; if you stop an update ...