While I don't particularly care personally (reboot? Why?), it does hit my interest. XP isn't that much different to 2k, yet it manages to boot between three and fifteen times faster on the same ...

Windows 2000 seems to be roughly two minutes to boot, Windows XP under one minute. How have Microsoft done this, or should I say, what are the operating systems doing differently. I also wondered if ...

Fast Startup on Windows 11/10, as the name suggests, helps you boot your computer back on quickly after you have restarted it. An attribute of the Fast Startup feature is that it could potentially ...

Fast startup is a feature in Windows 11 that helps your computer boot up faster after being shut down. It's a useful ...

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

Fast startup is a feature that was first implemented in Windows 8 as Fast Boot. It was carried over to Windows 10, and it remains an option in Windows 11. It's designed to shave seconds off of your PC ...

A hybrid hibernation technology lops 30 percent to 70 percent off Windows 8 startup time, says Microsoft, trying to fix an ages-old problem. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...