In Windows 8 and Windows 10, there is a feature called Fast Startup to speed up the boot process. When enabled, it makes Windows boot very fast. The operating system uses a hybrid shutdown which writes the memory occupied by the OS kernel and loaded drivers to the C:\hiberfil.sys file. Unlike full hibernation, it discards the user session by logging out the user. On the next boot, it restores the saved information to RAM immediately but loads a fresh user session. In this article, we'll see how to disable full hibernation to save disk space but keep fast startup.
Author: Sergey Tkachenko
Download Gorgeous Wallpapers from Linux Mint 18.1
Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena" features very beautiful wallpapers which many users would be happy to use on their PCs, e.g. in Windows or in other Linux disto. Here is how to download them.
Linux Mint 18.1 “Serena” is out
A new version of the most popular Linux distro on Distrowatch, Linux Mint, has been released. The user can download Cinnamon and MATE editions to try out Mint 18.1 "Serena". Let's see what it offers to the end user.
Create a Preset for Cleanmgr (Disk Cleanup)
The built-in Windows tool, Disk Cleanup, which can be launched as cleanmgr.exe from the Run dialog, supports a number of interesting command line arguments which can be useful in various situations. A couple of its options can be used to create a preset of checked options by default. Once you make a preset only with items you need to clean up, you can launch it any time later. This is very useful.
Start Disk Cleanup With All Items Checked
In Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7, you can start Disk Cleanup with all items checked by default. While the application does not remember the user's choices from the last launch, you can have all options enabled with a special command line argument. Let's see how it can be done.
Disk Cleanup Cleanmgr Command Line Arguments in Windows 10
The built-in Windows tool, Disk Cleanup, which can be launched as cleanmgr.exe from the Run dialog, supports a number of interesting command line arguments which can be useful in various situations. Let's review them and see how you can use them.
Vivaldi 1.6.682.3 features Named Tab Stacks
A new weekly snapshot of the innovative Vivaldi browser brings the ability to name tab stacks and tab selection by domain. Let's explore these new features.
Compress Hibernation File in Windows 10
When hibernation is enabled in Windows 10, the OS creates a file called hiberfil.sys in the root of your C: drive. I would like to share how you can free up disk space by enabling compression on the hibernation file in Windows 10.
Windows 10 Update Disabler – disables Windows 10 Updates reliably
Windows 10 is well known for forced updates and the extremely inopportune times at which it downloads them, installs them and restarts your PC. Only Enterpprise editions of the Windows 10 operating system have the ability to control how updates are delivered and installed. Home editions and also the Pro edition of Windows 10 are locked down to get updates whenever Microsoft decides to push them out. A huge number of users are not happy with this behavior. So that is how Windows 10 Update Disabler was born.
Download Windows 10 Update Disabler
Windows 10 Update Disabler is created by the author "PainteR". Winaero is allowed to distribute it with permissions granted by the author of the app.
Windows 10 Update Disabler was a small tool which prevents Windows 10 from downloading updates completely. It was a reliable solution to stop Windows 10 updates coming to your PC.
Update: The tool no longer works in recent Windows versions. The original author has discontinued it and is not going to update the app. More details here.
It is no longer available on Winaero.
