You know this, no doubt, but there is a setting in the BIOS where fast boot may not actually clear everything. I disable it.

The only sure restart is a cold boot i.e. turn off and on.


BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Fender Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.