The feature has its benefits, but the downsides far outweigh them.

João has been covering the tech world for over 7 years, with a heavy focus on laptops and the Windows ecosystem. I also love all things tech and videogames, especially Nintendo, which he's always ...

Fast Startup sounds helpful, but it often causes more problems than it solves.

Windows has a rich set of tools to fix nasty problems, such as being unable to boot or start, resolving driver conflicts, repairing Windows or restoring to a previous installation. Finding them and ...

Fast startup is a handy feature on Windows that speeds up boot times by preventing the PC from shutting down completely. When enabled, it saves part of the system state to a hibernation file on your ...

The Windows Advanced Boot Options menu provides access to tools that can not only diagnose, but recover a desktop from a host of boot and operational errors. IT can use Safe Mode on Windows 10 ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. A "fresh" Windows 11 install in 2026 ships with suggestions, ad surfaces, and tracking identifiers enabled by default. None of it is illegal, but most of ...