Windows 8 promises to boot faster, use less power

The latest tablet oriented Windows 8 feature to be unveiled by Microsoft is a new fast startup mode. Fast startup mode is basically a hybrid of a cold boot and resuming from hibernation. This new startup mode looks to be the default for Windows 8, assuming hibernation hasn't been disabled. When you boot your computer, a set of processes for the operating system, called the system session, ... [ read the full article ]