can't get fast start selection to save...boot up takes very long time

[davibits]

my pavilion AiO desktop stopped using Fast Start to boot up.  When I went to reactivate it,  I selected SAVE.  I found out that it didn''t save and it won't.  Microsoft worked on this for three hours but was unable to provide a solution.  They did system file checker, DISM reinstall and a fresh windows 11 Home reinstall.  None of this has worked.  Any suggestions?

Thanks

Murdybits

[WAWood]

Maybe we're talking spelling details -- but there is no "Fast Start" in Windows.  There is Fast Boot, which is a UEFI settings option. There is "Fast Startup" which is a Windows boot option.  Was it the second they messed with?

Fast Startup is supposed to dramatically speed up the booting process, but in some PCs, it actually slows it down or causes it to hang. It's also a new form of hibernation known as hybrid sleep -- and this causes battery drain to maintain the state of the PC while turned off. In some rare cases, it can also cause a laptop to overheat because the processor is still running and still generating heat, as this has been reported when the laptop was turned off and put inside a case.

Disabling Fast Startup might fix booting and shutdown problems.

There are two ways to disable FastStartup in Win10: (1) through the Control Panel, and (2) through an elevated command prompt.

Control Panel - Open Control Panel --> Power Options.
Select "Choose what the power buttons do"
Select "Change settings that are currently unavailable"
At the bottom of the Window, under Shutdown settings, uncheck the box regarding fast startup

Elevated command prompt - run the following command:
REG ADD "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Power" /V HiberbootEnabled /T REG_dWORD /D 0 /F

In both cases, reboot Windows.

Please let me know if either of those works for you.

See if that helps.

[davibits]

Hi WAWood

Thanks for the reply.

I don't think I explained the problem properly.

On my HP Pavilion Desktop, which always booted up quickly as of three days ago, there is a menu selection in the Control Panel under Power Options.  Choose "what the power buttons do".  Click change settings that are unavailable.  Enable Fast Start.  Click Save.  My problem is that the selection of fast start won't save.

This problem is now moot as I have taken the machine to my local tech shop.

I thank you for your reply and interest in helping me solve this problem.

Best wishes.

Davibits