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How to turn off Windows fast startup and what problems it may cause

Fast Startup can also prevent you from shutting down your PC. If the system fails to power off and instead sends you back to the login screen, chances are Fast Startup is to blame. Conversely, it may ...
Hackaday

Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, From Windows XP To Windows 11

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s ...

Windows 11’s performance flops in real-world showdown—here’s why

Windows 11 is facing a reality check in a YouTube benchmark showdown, consistently trailing behind older versions with slower ...
PC World

12 easy tweaks that maximize your Windows 11 PC’s speed

Are you getting used to Windows 11 but wish it was a bit faster? Do you feel like your computer has become slower or starts up unusually slowly? Follow along and I’ll go through various tricks that ...

Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark

YouTuber TrigrZolt ran several tests pitting six generations of Windows - from XP to Windows 11 - against one another to see ...
PC World

How (and why) to boot Windows 11 from a USB flash drive

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...