On Windows, the Turn on Fast Startup is visible and enabled by default. It allows the system to start faster than normal by allowing the OS to save some of its state to the disk. However, under certain circumstances, like when you disable hibernation, the option might disappear.
For example, recently, one of my friends disabled the Turn on fast startup option as it is causing some incompatibility issues with an installed program. As soon as he disabled the option and restarted the computer, the Turn on fast startup option was missing. Since the option itself is missing, there is no way to turn on the fast startup if he ever wants to.
Thankfully, the method to fix the missing Turn on fast startup option is pretty simple. All you have to do is, enable hibernation and reboot your computer. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to do that exactly in simple steps. Let’s get started.
Note: The below steps are tested to work on Windows 11 and 10.
Note: You require administrator privileges to modify the power settings and fix the problem.
Fix Missing Turn on Fast Startup Option
To get back the missing turn on the fast startup option, we have to turn on the Hibernate option. Once you do that, the Fast Startup option will be visible again. Here is how to do it.
- Search for Command Prompt in the taskbar search.
- Right-click on the Command Prompt result.
- Select the Run as administrator option.
- Click Yes in the UAC prompt.
- Type powercfg /hibernate on in the Command Prompt window.
- Press Enter to execute the typed command.
- Close the Command Prompt window.
- Restart the Windows computer.
- With that, the missing Turn on Fast Startup option is available again.
Detailed Steps:
First, search for cmd in the Windows search bar, right-click on the Command Prompt result, and select Run as Administrator. This action opens Command Prompt with admin rights. Click Yes in the UAC prompt.
Related: How to always open Command Prompt as admin.
In the Command Prompt window, run the powercfg /hibernate on command.
As soon as you press the Enter button, the command is executed, and the hibernate feature is turned on.
To verify if the Turn on fast startup option is visible, open Control Panel by searching for it in the Start menu. Next, go to the Power Options page and click Choose what power buttons do on the sidebar. You should see the Turn on Fast Startup option. If not, restart your computer and try again.
And there you have it! It’s that simple to fix the missing “Turn on fast startup” option in the Control Panel’s Power Options page on Windows. Once you see the option, you can now enable or disable the fast startup option as needed.
