How to check if fast startup is enabled on Windows 11 and how to turn it off

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to check if fast startup is enabled on Windows 11 and how to disable it.

To check if fast startup is enabled or to deactivate it, click the Windows start menu button, type 'control panel', click 'Control Panel', click 'Hardware and Sound', click 'Power Options', click 'Choose what the power buttons do', if the 'Turn on fast startup option' is checked, then fast startup is enabled. To deactivate fast startup, click 'Change settings that are currently unavailable', uncheck the 'Turn on fast startup' option, and then click 'Save changes'.


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