Should I enable or disable Windows Fast Startup?

[SumTingWong]

Should I enable or disable Windows Fast Startup? I have the OS installed on SSD.

 

[pokee]

better to be off...
The Pros and Cons of Windows 10’s “Fast Startup” Mode

 

[RoboMan]

Disable. I hate Windows not shutting down correctly.

 

[SumTingWong]

Thanks guys. Another question, should I turn off prefetch and superfetch on SSD with OS installed? For some reason, Windows enabled superfetch and prefetch on my SSD that has Windows installed.

 

[gin]

For me enable if HDD

 

[SumTingWong]

For me enable if HDD

So disable Superfetch and Prefetch on SSD?

 

[shmu26]

To expand the original question a little, what about Secure boot? How important is it?
The downside of Secure boot is you can't run programs if they have drivers not co-signed by Microsoft. This is particularly common in beta testing of new products. The dev usually doesn't send his drivers to be co-signed -- a process that costs hundreds of dollars and takes a lot of time -- until he finishes them.

 

[gin]

So disable Superfetch and Prefetch on SSD?

superfetch disable automatically on ssd by default

 

[SumTingWong]

superfetch disable automatically on ssd by default

Not on my end. I just check the service, and the superfetch service is running and it is set automatic. I do have 2 other HDD for games as well. All I do is disable superfetch and prefetch through registry and service for superfetch.

 

[Evjl's Rain]

Thanks guys. Another question, should I turn off prefetch and superfetch on SSD with OS installed? For some reason, Windows enabled superfetch and prefetch on my SSD that has Windows installed.

it's better to disable them
they are used to speed up app loading but you have SSD already so they totally not needed or you won't notice much difference. The only think you might notice is increased disk activity => not good for SSD

about fast startup, it's up to you
I'm using HDD so it's a must for me
for SSD, you might not need it

 

[shmu26]

What about Secure boot?

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

What about Secure boot?

I would keep secure boot enabled. it's a security feature:
How Secure Boot Works on Windows 8 and 10, and What It Means for Linux

 

[Azure]

To expand the original question a little, what about Secure boot? How important is it?
The downside of Secure boot is you can't run programs if they have drivers not co-signed by Microsoft. This is particularly common in beta testing of new products. The dev usually doesn't send his drivers to be co-signed -- a process that costs hundreds of dollars and takes a lot of time -- until he finishes them.

I thought it was specifically for kernel drivers

 

[shmu26]

I thought it was specifically for kernel drivers

That was a later development. Originally, it was to protect malware from hijacking the boot process.