Fast Startup on M.2 NVMe SSD ?

So ever since i reinstalled the OS i haven't disabled Fast Startup on it.

I used to have Fast Startup enabled on my HDD by default after OS installation because i never messed with it. But i've been reading around the web that for M.2 if Fast Startup is enabled then it might cause in fact some issues.

Is this true ? Will it damage the M.2 in any way ?

Should i disable Fast Startup or should i keep it enabled ?

dalchina said:

There's no point in having fast startup enabled for SSDs. You can also save space by disabling hibernation - which must be enabled for fast startup. Fast startup is a feature which is significant for HDDs. It is supposed to help when cold booting.

However it can cause problems in certain cases with drivers.

I don't think my M.2 needs any drivers from what i'm aware of.

Will it cause any damage or problems if i leave it enabled ? It never bothered me before.

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Paul Black said:

Hello @Mikey89,

Have a look at this => How to Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10

Also, have a look at the Related Tutorials at the BOTTOM of the Tutorial [ there are quite a few ], as they may also answer your question.

I hope this helps.

Paul yeah thanks i found that tutorial earlier also but i haven't disabled fast startup since i don't know if i actually need to.

Will it cause any damage or problems if i leave it enabled ?

Hi,
Windows generic driver is usually fine to use

If a samsung ssd you can use ss magician to easily update firmware/... which I use.

Otherwise think hibernation is personal choice best used on laptops because they run on batteries
Desktop on a back up battery on all mine so hibernation is not needed or fast start

Fast start disable comes in handy if you access bios a lot so it gives more time to use F2 or delete key access.

It will cause a few extra writes to the SSD when the OS writes hiberfil.sys to the SSD on shutdown. So, why cause the extra wear on the SSD when it is not needed? I always disable fast startup and hibernation by using the command:

Code:

powercfg -h off

With an SSD there just isn't the need for fast startup.

Mikey89 said:

Will it cause any damage or problems if i leave it enabled ?

Probably not, but why leave it enabled if it offers no benefit? My thinking is that anything unneeded should be turned off. Better have Fast Startup out of the way than chance problems it might cause.

HI,
If you don't have a back up battery disabling hibernation is not a good idea.
If you've ever had power outages and lost work because of it you know what I mean lol

ThrashZone said:

HI,
If you don't have a back up battery disabling hibernation is not a good idea.
If you've ever had power outages and lost work because of it you know what I mean lol

If you don't have a battery backup system, having hibernation enabled is not going save your work anyway because when the power fails there is no time for the computer to enter hibernation, unless you have a battery backup system that provides power long enough for the system to hibernate.

And if you are talking about using hibernation rather than sleep on a computer, I would NEVER trust hibernation to preserve open work. If I was going to use hibernation or sleep, I would save all work in progress before putting the computer in hibernation or sleep.