Disable Windows Fast Startup to Prevent Dental Software Issues
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· 2026-04-22 05:23
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Tech A
2024-03-13 20:46
@all guys, please remember that the Windows Fast startup feature is an evil and needs to be destroyed by all means
Tech B
2024-03-13 20:55
Any specific issues you experienced besides incorrectly stating how long the PC has been on?
"Fast startup is just storing some of the system processes in a cached state and then booting it into memory quickly the next time the system boots. It greatly improves the startup times on HDD. One downside that I have noticed is that the available memory on boot decreases with time as you use your PC without restarts/proper shutdown(i.e. the available memory after 10th fast startup without any restart/proper shutdown in between will be lesser than what you got on first cold boot). It can be easily fixed by restarting your PC once in a while(which essentially cleans up the hybrid startup's disk image/cache)."
Tech A
2024-03-13 21:01
The fast startup is actually a rebranded hibernation which is known to mess with dental software as well as the hardware.
Since for a lot of our clients rebooting actually means shut it down and turn it back on, the PC does not get refreshed
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