Win8 Quick Start Secret Hybrid Boot

Author: Shiny

modern pace of life and work more quickly, we run the software at the same time in the use of computer equipment, programs, and more and more applications, and need to start when the computer switch The process of closing is also very natural. How to make the computer start up faster and enter the familiar working state becomes a problem that users are very concerned about. In addition to higher hardware configurations, efficient system operation efficiency and strategy are of paramount importance. Compared with the previous version of Windows, the boot speed of Win8 system has been greatly improved. If you match SSD with SSD, you can almost achieve 7-8 seconds of "instant start". So how does Win8 do it? The secret is "Hybrid Boot".

Simply put, the principle of "mixed startup" is to shut down the user session and shut down the system kernel session to sleep mode, thus effectively improving the startup speed of the Win8 system.

Let's review the previous versions of Windows for “sleep”, “sleep” and “shutdown”.

<;Sleep>: In the sleep state, Windows will cut off the power of other accessories except the memory. The working status data will be saved in the memory. When you need to wake up, just press the power button or shake the USB. The mouse can quickly wake up the computer state before the computer sleeps. However, because the sleep state does not save the desktop state to the hard disk, if the power is turned off during the sleep state, the unsaved information will be lost.

 quo;Hibernation>: In hibernation, Windows saves the open documents and programs to a file on the hard disk, wakes up and reads data from this file, and loads the physical memory, this file and physical memory. The same size. Since the file written by memory during hibernation is a disk file, the speed of reading is much higher than that of accessing the disk during normal startup, which is naturally much faster than normal startup. In the sleep state, even if the power is turned off, the saved data will not be affected. When the computer wakes up, all the work can still be resumed normally. After entering the sleep state, all accessories are not powered, so the power consumption is very small.

 Shutdown”: A complete shutdown is to close the user session and the system kernel session at the same time,

Win8 Hybrid Boot: Microsoft will start the hybrid startup by default in Windows 8 ( Hybrid Boot) replaces the traditional shutdown function —— Win8 only shuts down the user session when the system is shut down, and the system kernel session goes to sleep state, that is, saves the system kernel session to a memory image file; The system does not need to be started one by one, but the memory image in the direct hard disk can be read into the memory. This advanced hibernation can greatly improve the startup speed of the Win8 system. This is especially important for tablets.

Let's take a look at the settings for hybrid startup in Win8 system, and then click "Control Panel & mdash; System and Security & mdash; Power Options & mdash; Select Power Button Function".

In the setting interface shown in the figure below, we can see that by default Win8 system "Shutdown settings" in the "Start quick start (recommended)" is a default Selected, that is to say, Microsoft has enabled Hybrid Boot by default in Windows 8.

In some cases where hardware needs to be added or replaced, we may still need to shut down completely and restart the system. If you need to shut down completely, you can click the blue setting above in the setting interface shown above to change the currently unavailable settings ”, close the quick start option and make other corresponding settings. Or press “Win+R”, enter the command “shutdown.exe -s -t 00” in the run window. (If you add the parameter “-hybrid” is to enter advanced hibernation, see "Adding “ One-button Shutdown" button for Win8 start screen and desktop).

To restart the system, press the “Win+I” key combination on the Win8 start screen or use your finger to swipe the pop-up from the right end of the screen to the middle and select the <quo;Set> gear icon. Then select “Restart”.

It is because Win8 system uses Hybrid Boot or Advanced Sleep mode to replace the traditional “Shutdown”, so the Win8 system is powered on. Microsoft staff recommends that users do not need to shut down frequently when using the Windows 8 operating system, because the Win8 system consumes very little power in the advanced sleep state, and can guarantee that we can boot at high speed when needed. But at the same time, the Win8 system also provides flexible shutdown mode settings and restart mode, you can choose according to your needs.