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 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.