Fast Startup: Compatibility concerns in dual‑boot environments
Fast Startup in Windows 8 Windows 8 enables Fast Startup by default. When a user selects Shut down , the operating system logs off all user sessions and hibernates only the kernel session to hiberfil.sys . The next power‑on resumes that kernel image, which means the NTFS system volume remains marked as hibernated. In a dual‑boot setup or when performing offl