Microsoft Demos Windows 8 Boot Speed

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    Microsoft Demos Windows 8 Boot Speed


    Posted: 09 Sep 2011
    Engadget said:
    ... according to the latest post on MSDN's Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft's next-gen desktop OS will see a hugely improved boot time thanks to a clever technique. Rather than closing both the user session and the kernel session like in a traditional shutdown, Windows 8 will preserve the kernel session on the disk, thus creating a "hiberfile" that's much smaller than that of the usual Windows hibernation -- see the diagram after the break for a clearer idea. The result? An amazingly fast system bootup -- even with the battery removed to begin with -- that claims to be 30 to 70 percent faster than most systems tested by Microsoft. We're itching to test this feature on an SSD ourselves, but until then, you can head over to MSDN's blog for the full technical explanation.
    Link to full article on MSDN blog: MSDN Blogs

    Link to Engadget article: Windows 8 to feature drastically reduced boot time, shown off in video -- Engadget
    Posted By: Stratos
    09 Sep 2011



  1. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #1

    I'm sure there will be many great new features with W8 but that boot speed is crazy fast but I'm sure that rig has a ssd as well.... my guess.
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  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #2

    I can see in the future a new post in Windows 8.
    My lappy boots slow, 4 sec. Should I turn of Windows services?
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 2,528
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #3

    Will we have instant on BIOSes as the norm by then too? Or is that just a pipe dream :)
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  4. Posts : 3,302
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
       #4

    Layback Bear said:
    I can see in the future a new post in Windows 8.
    My lappy boots slow, 4 sec. Should I turn of Windows services?
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #5

    Blazing fast boot and flash program start ups.......we truly live in an amazing day and age. The problem is we are never satisfied as we soon become normalized to the speeds and just demand/want for faster.
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  6. Posts : 1,252
    Windows 8 Professional 64-bit
       #6

    linnemeyerhere said:
    Blazing fast boot and flash program start ups.......we truly live in an amazing day and age. The problem is we are never satisfied as we soon become normalized to the speeds and just demand/want for faster.
    But that's the fun part, that means we will still innovate. Find new technologies to improve the old ones.
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  7. Posts : 685
    Windows 7 32bit RTM
       #7

    I wonder if there's anything faster than instant XD
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  8. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #8

    Well I know my first time was fast ! lol
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  9. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #9

    fseal said:
    Will we have instant on BIOSes as the norm by then too? Or is that just a pipe dream :)
    That would be the biggest gain that I could make. On my box, the time between the power button press and "Starting Windows" is longer than anything else.
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