Fast Startup might actually be slowing your PC down

Fast Startup on Windows is meant to speed up the boot time. By putting the computer into a hibernation-like state by saving the system state to the disk, the next startup is faster than a cold boot. Unlike hibernation, it doesn't save your open programs and processes to the drive, but it's still beneficial. That said, Fast Startup can amount to little time savings and a lot of weird Windows behavior. For users running Windows on a modern SSD, Fast Startup can be safely disabled. Enable it only if you experience a significant slowdown in the boot time.