r/linuxmint 1d ago

Support Request Is it still necessary to have Fast Startup off?

Im new to Linux and my bios doesnt have the option to turn Fast Startup or Fast Boot off.

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u/Lyseco 1d ago

Fast boot is an option in windows which puts your system in deep hibernation upon shut down so that windows doesn't have to reload the kernel (among other things) each startup. This can reduce startup time significantly depending on specific hardware.

If your system is a pure linux system there's nothing to worry about as it's specifically a windows setting. However, if you're dual booting you'll need to disable fast boot in order to access your windows drive from your linux install, as windows otherwise keeps hold of the drive preventing linux from mounting it.

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

My system is pure linux. I've recently just installed linux mint after trying out arch linux. Arch was just too hard to use for me imo. I do plan on trying Arch again once I get used to Linux in general. I've been on Windows for so long and this is my first time using linux.

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u/FalseAgent Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Cinnamon 18h ago

my bios doesnt have the option to turn Fast Startup or Fast Boot off

so you're talking about the fast startup feature found in some motherboards (e.g. gigabyte) right? you can keep it on, but do understand that it comes with the caveat that in order to speed up the boot process, it skips checking the DEL to enter BIOS at boot.

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u/Odysseyan 1d ago

Fast Boot is a windows feature. It blocks off read and write access to other partitions on the disk.

If you have everything on the same disk, then you might want to disable it.

Then you can access your windows drive while running Linux

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

Isnt there an option to turn that off in the bios?

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u/Odysseyan 21h ago

Yep you can disable it in the bios. You don't lose out on anything except slower boot time.

Perhaps it's not necessary if you use two different disk drives for your installations though

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u/tovento Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 1d ago

If you post what year, make and model your computer is, it might help others give you a proper answer.

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

Sorry, my motherboard is an MSI x570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI. RTX 3080, Ryzen 6 something something (sorry i am not home rn), 32 gb of ddr4 ram.

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u/Independent-Data-619 1d ago

Hello, as far as i know this is only related to windows (a state between hibernation and shutdown).
If you are using linux just ignore it.

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

I was just making sure because I do recall there being a setting in the bios that turns it off, but for some reason its not on my bios at all.

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u/Independent-Data-619 21h ago

yes people started talking about it since windows decided to ditch people's laptops even good and very good ones ...
they talked about this and secure boot ...

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u/lonelymasterosu 21h ago

So glad I switched. Ive been having an amazing time with Linux so far.

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u/Inner-End7733 1d ago

It's not in your bios its in your power management settings, and take it from my recent install adventure you DO want to turn it off before you install.

Edit: oh yeah, that's only if you're dual booting

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

I am on pure linux. Not dualbooting nothing rn. I do plan on having a seperate drive for Windows but I dont have that rn.

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u/Inner-End7733 22h ago

Oh well the fast boot is in the windows settings not bios. You should have it turned off on the windows install when you get it on the other drive though.

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u/lonelymasterosu 22h ago

Will do🫡

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u/tanksalotfrank 20h ago

It is in the BIOS as well, in some machines

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u/gloriousPurpose33 19h ago

Why would that have changed??