Hmm...you might also try loading the family of drivers related to the one I mentioned earlier, from the Intel site. The link is here (or if you don't trust my link, search for "management engine...

Were you asking me? Fast start made no difference on or off for me. It's on now.

I have a laptop with dual graphics (Intel and NVIDIA), and also a hybrid drive (SSD and HDD). After much effort, the problem has been fixed with the latest NVIDIA drivers (their new NVIDIA Experience...