'Shut Down' Doesn't Actually Shut Down Your PC

Have you ever wondered how your PC boots up really fast from a shutdown and even remembers which websites and programs you had open? Well, when you might be surprised why and how your PC does it in today's video!

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[abedelacruz]

I turn off my PC, unplug it, and then completely disassemble it and place all of the components in static resistance bags, and then I reassemble it when it's time to start back up.

[ssgdivision]

description: have you ever wondered how your pc boots up really fast from a shutdown
me with a 7yr old laptop: no no I have never wondered that

[jsmurray]

As someone working in IT, I cannot express enough how many problems are encountered by users which would have completely resolved if fast startup had been disabled. I cannot stress enough how important it is to “restart” instead of “shut down” if you are encountering issues with windows 10.

[slightlylongername]

Fun fact: When you select the "update and shut down" option in windows, it will reboot back into windows after completing a firmware update just to shut down again. And between reboots, you can actually boot into a different operating system and change BIOS settings.

[johnrbruestle]

Came thinking "Doesn't everyone already know but left with "Holy shit holding Shift while clicking shutdown, actually shutdowns...." This is why I love these guys.

[Vryan]

This might actually help explain why my computer boots up at different speeds every time I switch it on.

[XzaroX]

This was often causing issues at work when deploying apps that needed a reboot, without forcing said reboots. Users would only shut down and never reboot, thus the restart condition was never met. Had to disable fast startup by policy in the end. Easier than asking users to reboot lol.

[bestmantoday]

Concise, not clickbait, informative without taking itself too seriously, and saves the sponsor to the end. 👏👏Well done, that Linus guy could rly learn from you 😉😉

[pengopengopengopengo]

“What other lies have I been told by the council?”

[pmtjnyk]

I just flip the breaker in my house when I stop using my computer. The food in my fridge goes bad but at least I know my computer is actually off.

[JfromUK_]

This is one of those videos where within 10 seconds, you went exactly where I was expecting (hibernation) but I learned more than I was expecting. Good job on this bitesized video.

[kulvib]

I had a driver issue just like you described which I ended up fixing by disabling that driver after booting up in safe mode. It's interesting to now realise that this issue was probably exacerbated by this way of shutting down.

[harry]

Getting rid of this "Fast startup" feature that I didn't know even existed actually made my PC start faster... Go figure lol...

[ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT]

This video blew my mind. I see the whole world differently now.

[RedSntDK]

I've experienced more than once waking up and finding out that my computer wasn't quite as how I left it. Some programs would be running, others not, and soon it became clear to me that Windows would sometimes update and restart without asking me. Very disconcerting.

Also, love the moustache, kinda like Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds.

[AfonsoBucco]

other problem is default setting for "shut down bottom". It becomes set to "sleep" instead of "shut down". It's terrible if you will transport your laptop inside a bag like normal people. It will overheat. Also if the hard-disk start to run when you are shaking, it becomes easier to damage in case of impact.

[Zendatic]

speaking of the power options menu, it'd be great if you guys did a vid on how power plans affect desktops/ laptops

[nicolas]

As someone who works in IT, Fast Startup causes more issues for us than almost anything else. We pretty much just disable it by default most of the time

[Aabergm]

I was just reaching for my phone to bring up the stopwatch feature when you make that joke.... I feel attacked.

[yithanong]

I've encountered issues with Fast Startup several times now on mine and computers of friends. With the introduction of SSDs, there really is no reason to Fast Startup any more. But Microsoft LOVES their precious Fast Startup so much that they decided to reset this setting to the default turned on with majour updates, so do thank them when you find an issue.