On my computers, if I have Fast Boot turned ON, it takes noticeably longer to shut down as it is writing memory to disk. as it shuts down Of course bootup is noticeably faster.
If I have Fast Boot turned OFF, shutdown is noticeably faster and bootup is slower.
With the speed of my computers, I prefer to have Fast Boot turned OFF. That's because I want a fresh boot and not reload the previous boot memory that was written to disk during Fast Boot.
In Windows 11 you can permanently turn Fast Boot ON/OFF in Settings.
The Windows default is to have Fast Boot turned ON. You can quickly compare the two by holding the SHIFT Key down when you turn your computer OFF. That bypasses Fast Boot. And then compare shutdown/bootup when NOT holding SHIFT Key down when turning system OFF.
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