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Fast Startup in Windows 10 might prevent updates
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Fast Startupis enabled by default in a cleanWindows 10installation. And it’s pretty useful because it helps your computer start up faster after ashutdown.
Actually, the Fast Startup feature makes your computer enter a hibernation state instead of fullyshutting down. That makes your computer start so fast.
Fast Startup might prevent updates in Windows 10
The problem is that some patchinstallationfrom theWindowsupdates might require pending operations being processed during the nextWindowsstartup. And that can only happen after a fullshutdown.
If your computer doesn’t shut down completely, the pending operations won’t be processed, leaving you with an incompleteinstallation.
Because of the Fast Startup feature, a fullshutdownonly happens when you actually restart the computer or when another event causes it.
In environments managed by using Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM), theinstallationof updates will also be affected by this behavior. There are plans to address this in a future Windows version
adds Microsoft on the Windows Support page.
How can I disable Fast Startup in Windows 10?
It’s not really necessary to disable the Fast Startup. As Microsoft suggests, you should only perform a restart.
However, if you still have problems with that, here’s how you can disable it in just a few steps:
This should have solved the problem. Now try to get on with the updates again.
If you have any questions or other issues, don’t hesitate to leave us a comment below.
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Claudiu Andone
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His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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