All of us would agree that slow boot is one of the common issues of Windows 10 and sometimes, it really gets on your nerve. And if you are running Windows 10 off an HDD then the startup would be even slower. Microsoft has come up with a software solution that triggers fast startup on Windows 10 by loading the kernel and drivers on the RAM through the hiberfile image. This way, your computer boots instantly through the image instead of loading all the components all over again. So if you want to learn how to enable Fast Startup on Windows 10 then follow our guide below.

  1. Press Windows and R keys at once and a small window will pop up on the bottom-left corner. It’s a Windows 10 keyboard shortcut that triggers the Run command box. Here, type powercfg.cpl and hit enter.

  2. Here, click on “Change settings that are currently unavailable”.