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Technical analysis demonstrates differences between hybrid shutdown and system restart in Windows, highlighting when to disable Fast Startup.
A Windows shutdown is a hybrid shutdown by default, saving the kernel and drivers to hiberfil.sys. Why only a restart resets them, and when to turn Fast Startup off. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/windows-fast-startup-hybrid-shutdown-explained/, as published on 2026-09-07. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-09-04.
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