❌ Do Not Shutdown Your Computer ❌ - You Should Do This Instead! ✅

[@Michael_Knight823]

Turning off the "fast startup" feature is one of the very first things I do when I reinstall Windows. It's also a useful action to take when, as I have, you have a dual-boot configuration with, say, Linux!

[@cwtek1]

Yes I generally turn it on too!

[@longjohn526]

Fast Startup is pretty much worthless on modern computers with an SSD ..... For me it makes my system boot a whole 15 seconds faster but it causes all kinds of problems including taking up drive space for the hiberfil.sys file .....

[@richardduerr9983]

@@longjohn526 I 100 percent agree with you, it is an antiquated feature left over from when computers had mechanical drives, and Microsoft operating systems were running on weak hardware. No modern computer needs that feature.

[@burch8400]

This is true - been doing this for years. I laugh at this type of video.

[@damightyshabba439]

I'm old-skool - qualified on Windows 2000... and honestly I clicked on this video to leave a nasty comment.... But... I got tutored today.... I didn't know they changed the mechanics after Win 8. So - Thank you... I learned a lesson today. I retired years ago, but I may re-do my qualification just for my own benefit.

[@gotbordercollies]

Old dog new trick

[@damightyshabba439]

@@gotbordercollies Yep. I text-line most of my stuff, and the young pups drop jaws... but once in a while I realise just how out of date I am.... I think its time to brush up.... Y'know - whilst my brain can still absorb - I don't have long!!!!

[@gotbordercollies]

@@damightyshabba439 I'm right there with you. I recently retired from software development since the mid 80s. I hope you have a long and fun retirement my friend.

[@damightyshabba439]

@@gotbordercollies I'm one of those flash gits that retired at 34 - 2007 / 08. I've been a long time out of the game but getting bored now. With the advent of AI etc... if I don't update now.... I'm more useless than a dinosaur. Had a mental "stroke" like incident since as well - so learning will be tougher... but.... Yeah, I think I'll enjoy 2024 as long as the various wars leave me alone ;)

[@cwtek1]

I qualified on Windows 3.1 and am still learning new things every day!

[@InBodWeTrust]

I did this ages ago ... as you say, having an SSD means the additional shutdown/start-up time is barely noticeable. 🙂

[@cwtek1]

Yes these SSD's have really made a massive difference.

[@stevonyl]

VERY detailed tutorial Chris and I love how you take the time to explain every step unlike most who assume the viewer is a pc tech

[@cwtek1]

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[@stevonyl]

Absolutely 🙂@@cwtek1

[@lindastone6868]

It's not a ZX81, it doesn't need a fast startup setting! I always turn it off because sooner or later it will cause problems. A good tip!

[@cwtek1]

Wow ZX81 they would boot up instantly!

[@JohnDoe-wl8zk]

I ALWAYS turn off fast start-up. If you have Windows installed on any kind of SSD, it's not worth to have it enabled because the boot speed increase is minimal and there's always a chance (low) of giving you problems.

[@cwtek1]

I do this too on older laptops and pc's with SSD's.

[@bikeny]

Thanks for the reminder to check the power status. While the fast restart wasn't renabled, I had been wondering why HIBERNATE was not showing in the shutdown options. I've running the shutdown /h via the run option for these past few months. I am now a subscriber.

[@cwtek1]

Glad to help

[@Whitepinoy]

I knew about the restart your system but didn't know about the advance turning off the computer thanks

[@cwtek1]

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[@mda5003]

Yes, but week after week we get Microsoft updates that insist you have to do a Restart anyway so there's no need to disable fast start up.

[@cwtek1]

The updates are issued on the 2nd Tuesday of the month unless an update needs to be rushed out, there is fair chance some will have issues on a more regular basis, certainly many people I meet do.

[@skellattarr1]

when you turn off fast start you also need to turn it off in the bios depending on motherboard

[@cwtek1]

I have not ever needed to do anything to the bios when turning this off, but thanks for the tip.

[@Adam-Mei]

Also try going into printer properties and stop all print schedules before hooking the printer back up to save ink and paper.

[@cwtek1]

Thanks for the tip!

[@johnpedersen8387]

Great video Chris. One good tip about the video here is that drivers are booted form scratch and especcially wifi driver could be an issue if you only shut down computer. Seen that problem severel times.

[@cwtek1]

Thanks for the tip, yes I have seen that too, this was the fix for it.

[@oct1952ober]

Needed this vid a few years ago, my 7 year old Acer regularly freezes or refuses to respond but still use it although having a chromebook, so "restart" is on the menu. Thanks Chris

[@cwtek1]

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[@orestesdd]

How about a Apple Mac OS? Thank you for this video. 🤔

[@cwtek1]

Unfortunately, I am not sure about Apple Macs, but if anyone here reading this notice, please feel free to comment.

[@RichardPhillips1066]

Its funny we STILL have to use Windows control panel, for so many things, thanks turning off fast start

[@cwtek1]

I know its still my go to for settings, I am still not a fan of the new interface!

[@davidrmcmahon]

If you’re getting/putting data on the disk without Windows running, Fast startup can corrupt data. So I always switch it off

[@cwtek1]

Yes I have heard this, I have never experience this myself yet!

[@Sas_HeatherC]

Youre forgetting that MICROSOFT UPDATE BROKE SLEEP AND HYBERNATE AND WINDOWS UPDATE when they gave the update 22h2, thus in my case it was a brand new PC with a brand new low vol m.2, brand new windows install. It would not restart or update. I had to turn sleep and hibernate OFF and repaired m.2 and windows and now it will restart

[@cwtek1]

I never really use sleep and hibernate since having problems with sleep in Windows 95 nearly 30 years ago.

[@Sas_HeatherC]

@cwtek1 meither do I, but when the update came out recently, it turned features on that I don't use. Some people have reported S mode being turned on by default. Microsoft has way too much control over our OS

[@ygrittesnow1701]

One sure fire way to do a cold boot is to turn your pc off, disconnect the power and hit the power button. This will bleed off any residual energy still in the resistors and cmos. This will clear a lot of issues. Anyone ever hear the anecdote, "I took it to the repair shop. When I got there they booted it up and nothing was wrong." Well the time it took for you to get from your home to the repair shop was sufficient to do what I am suggesting. The power completely bleeds away until the pc does a full shutdown and reboot.

[@cwtek1]

This can help in some situations but it does not restart drivers etc as their state is saved on the hard drive and even draining the power does not wipe that, thankfully.

[@rmjohnson144]

Nice video. I always get calls of users having windows freeze up. I used to tell them to unplug the PC from the wall if it refuses to boot. Now, I just go into the BIOS and disable Fast Startup and never worry about it again. I still get an occasional call to come fix the computer still, but not as often when fastboot is enabled.

[@cwtek1]

Thanks for sharing, although you dont need to go into the bios to disable fast startup you can do that by the method shown in this video.

[@lawsonic]

Well living in South Africa the power goes off every few hours each day.

[@cwtek1]

Thats not good for your PC, perhaps invest in a UPS.

[@Noiconnotag]

Before a restart I always try to sign out and back in, usually that is enough to solve certain issues.

[@cwtek1]

Sometimes it can, but often I am in a hurry so rather than chancing a sign out not working, I just go straight for the restart!

[@Dazzxp]

First thing i do with a new motherboard or building a new computer for someone is to disable fastboot. While having fast boot enabled will help with a mechnical disk but for the last decade NO ONE should have a mechnical disk as their OS drive NO ONE!!! having Fastboot enabled might speed up the boot but a couple of seconds it's not worth the hassel of what issues can come from it. Also it means more writing to the SSD which you don't want for a SSD anyway unless you want it to fail sooner?

[@cwtek1]

I totally agree.

[@Adam-Mei]

I have "fast startup" turned off and put my pc to sleep if I want it to startup quickly, I also have hibernate as an option should I choose. Something else I bypass is logging into my profile so it is already setup and ready to go.

[@cwtek1]

Thanks again for the tip!

[@SlyerFox666]

Easy fix turn off that fast start up then a shut down does as it says and a restart does as it used to 👍

[@cwtek1]

Yes but beware every time there is a update to a newer version of Windows they tend to turn it back on, I have made a script that turns it off every time you turn on your PC.

[@SlyerFox666]

@@cwtek1 Oh that's not a problem on windows 11 unsupported hardware we don't get updates 🤣👍

[@paulwarner5395]

You still get updates but no feature updates .... unless you do it yourself ;-) @@SlyerFox666

[@paulrgreenwald8073]

@@cwtek1so, could you share that script with us? Thanks

[@LyuboA]

shutting down your PC completely is very easy shutdown like normal then turn off the power supply or remove the power cable press the startup button on the case few times to discharge the components and you are Done this is Full shutdown which actually works much better then Restart

[@cwtek1]

Even draining the power does not reset drivers and services, when the shutdown procedure is activated their state gets saved on the hard drive, a restart will restart drivers and services states too.

[@fantom0369]

if you're on a newer faster system fast startup is kinda useless. I turn it off

[@cwtek1]

That’s right I do turn it off on all new systems it does get turned back on after major updates.

[@TheCrimson173]

I never use fast start up, it's fast enough actually

[@cwtek1]

Most modern day PCs are fast enough now.

[@thehowman8567]

i need to keeep my computer running all the time because i use plex would this cause my computer to crash periodicly

[@cwtek1]

I am not sure why Plex would cause the computer to crash, but might be worth getting your computer bench tested to find any faults.

[@nevigo5519]

Okay. If you untick the fast start up, and give it a restart a few times a week, you can shut it down after use? I use my PC some hours in the AM, and not more. I don't wanna let it stand open when I don't use it. Thanks.

[@cwtek1]

This video is not suggesting you leave the computer on.

[@nevigo5519]

@@cwtek1 22 hours when I don't use it? That sounds weird?

[@cwtek1]

@@nevigo5519 As I said I am not suggesting leaving your computer on when it’s not being used.

[@nevigo5519]

@@cwtek1 I understand. Thanks.

[@RedSkysAreOnFire]

if you are on a ssd then you don't even need fast startup. fast startup saves you about 2 seconds.

[@cwtek1]

That’s right turn it off.

[@LaserDiK]

Bruv What are You talking About!!!!!????? After installation you disabling Hibernation by CMD because Hibernation is destroying your SSD then you use UWT4 to reduce to minimum closing time and in services.msc You disabling most useless services and after rebbot your System starts in about 10s-15s and overall performance will improve!!

[@cwtek1]

Thanks for the tip!

[@carabara3947]

Hi C.W. Have Had The Geekom A7 For A Few Months Now Fantastic Love It You Would Never Know Its There And Its The Size Of A Packet Of Cheese Slices lol

[@constanciokurdapio541]

I shutdown my computers to save power.

[@cwtek1]

That's great, do a restart occasionally!

[@ultraprimez]

I see this small bluescreen pop up for 1 sec everyday. What should i do ?

[@cwtek1]

What does it say?

[@ultraprimez]

@@cwtek1 reply nothing. But the main problem is the broken window 10 21h2 update. I believe it is the issue of the 1 second pop up blue screen. Which i see everyday. Well looks like i will try fix it. If it doesn't work out then install the latest version of Windows 10. And later try out a Linux on my 2nd alternate PC and see what can i do in it. The doomsday of Microsoft collapsing is very near if they don't fix there broken update issue due to lack of upgraded PC hardware. People will be forced to Switch off windows with Linux OS for good

[@bikeny]

I tell folks to watch THE IT CROWD.

[@cwtek1]

But that is now incorrect, you should not turn it off and on again anymore!

[@QuikRay]

What they should do if they are running windows is switch to linux...That is the only true solution.

[@cwtek1]

No thanks, in my experience most people find they prefer to stick with what they know.

[@SchoolforHackers]

You’ll still likely have to disable fastboot in UEFI.

[@QuikRay]

@@SchoolforHackers It's already dusabked...long ago.

[@SchoolforHackers]

@@QuikRay Yeah, most Linux users would do that. Most Windoes users won’t want to, and maybe it’s better if they don’t. 😅

[@tahaaminmazumder8869]

Why don't use the shutdown command instead!

[@cwtek1]

Because commands are much more longwinded.

[@googleisshittoss]

The title makes it look like you should never shut it down

[@cwtek1]

Sorry for the confusion!

[@kephryccephryc863]

yeah i haw that fast start turned off from windows 11

[@DanielField2023]

This a BS i have been turn it off for more than 20 years now no issues save on hardware , and electric.

[@cwtek1]

The turn off has changed over the last 20 years, a turn off on Windows XP is not the same as a turn off in Windows 11.

[@user-re2fl3sh2d]

This is a confusing video - or at least its title is: did you intend "Don't shut off your computer to solve errors" to make clear this is intended solely as an error-troubleshooting tip? Really, this video - from an "expert" - seems simply to be saying to the average lay user "never shut off your computer - ever!". Of course, as a normal user with NO problem plaguing you, it's perfectly acceptable (as you yourself seem to acknowledge) to shut your computer off once you've done with the day's session or whatever. Sloppy...

[@cwtek1]

If you watch the video all is explained.

[@christopherporter916]

I assume these screens are from a laptop since I see sections about "Battery", and "Plugged In". I don't see the same settings on my Win 10 desktop. So I am thinking that I don't have this "fast start-up".

[@cwtek1]

This is a windows 11 laptop!

[@SchoolforHackers]

Oh, but it’s very likely you still do.

[@derekr54]

If the computer is running Windows it needs shutting down for good.

[@cwtek1]

😂

[@clangloop]

Does shutdownean like the same as a panic reset - in Windows? Windows ME was a horrible Windows Version with a lot of resets and warnings 😁 But Windows 11 now works well and round - but out of Work i sometimes make the power of the pc off 🤔

[@cwtek1]

Best not to force power off, as you could cause a corruption.

[@SeahamV2]

HOLD THE POWER BUTTON!!!!! BOOOSH!!!! Its off.

[@cwtek1]

Not good you can corrupt files but still wont achieve what we are trying to do in the video, off doesn't mean off in newer versions of windows.

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

I have never shutdown any of my PC since Windows NT5

[@cwtek1]

NT is 30 years old soon!

[@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ]

@@cwtek1 I loved NT4 so much but Win2k was just wizardry. Months, MONTHS without BSOD.. unreal !

[@catherinemorgan2741]

To do right turn off fast boot in bois and in windows and always restart after updates yes but if there are no updates you can shut down if you're not going on right away again yes for the buttons on your pc leaving it on is better shutdown monitor, but power bill will go up so who going to pay for that this YT person NO he wont

[@georgeprice4212]

Actually, shutting down the computer SAVES THE COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS. And, to me, shutting down means a COMPLETE SHUTDOWN, not what essentially amounts to restart.

[@cwtek1]

If you watch the video you will see that a shutdown is not as it seems.

[@MrJumbojames]

I am a Mac user but, I don’t take out in the rain…

[@cwtek1]

Being a mac users you should do, then you can get yourself a proper computer. 😂

[@MrJumbojames]

Windows machine, shut it down and put it in the bin lol….

[@cwtek1]

😂

[@neiljosephtagaribay9866]

I'm just curiuos what is the purpose of retsating and shutdown.. that you telling do not shutdown the computer.. much better to remove that option...😂

[@cwtek1]

😂

[@notjustforhackers4252]

Meanwhile in Linux.....

[@cwtek1]

... many new users are wishing they were back on Windows, which they are much more familiar with!

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@cwtek1 and?

[@cwtek1]

@@notjustforhackers4252 ....then they can use their access database and spreadsheets with macros in once again.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

@@cwtek1 "Then they can use their" MICROSOFT"access database and spreadsheets" And?

[@vicky180266]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@buckrogers4720]

turn fast startup off problem solved

[@cwtek1]

That's right!