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# Fast Boot & Hibernation

## Introduction

Fast Boot & Hibernation is required to be off by our product. The reason why is:

1. With Fast Boot off system will start with a full reset RAM, guaranteeing that the product will load safely & completely.
2. Hibernation being off drastically lowers the risk of product loading incorrectly.

## How to disable Fast Boot<br>

1. Search for and open **Control Panel** using the search feature.

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2. Choose **View by: Category**, then select **Hardware and Sound**

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3. Select **Power Options**.

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4. Select **Choose what the power buttons do**.

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5. Click **Change settings that are currently unavailable**.

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6. Select or clear **Turn on fast startup** to enable or disable the feature.

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## How to disable Hibernation

1\. Right-click the **Start** menu and select **Windows Terminal (Admin)**.

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2. In **Windows Terminal**, enter the following command to turn hibernation off, then press **Enter**.

   **powercfg /h off**

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