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Microsoft explains how Shift + Restart once enabled a fast reboot in early Windows and why modern Windows no longer supports it.
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Microsoft veteran explains the one weird trick that made Windows 95 restart faster
Microsoft's Raymond Chen has explained why holding down Shift during a Windows 95 restart would get the system up and running again far faster than a full reboot.… Some old hands will nod sagely over the "Shift during Restart" trick,