Microsoft to Expand Hibernation for Fast Windows Startups

[JMH]

Microsoft has filed a patent that is extending the use of a hibernation mode of a Windows PC to enable faster startup times.

The company apparently intends to use hibernation as the standard shutdown method and only fully power down a computer when it is absolutely required, for example due to a configuration change of the OS.

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