Check if Windows 10 last boot was from Fast Startup, Full Shutdown, or Hibernate

Windows 10 has three Startup Options, one is the Fast Startup (Hybrid), the Full Shutdown and the Hibernate mode. By default, the Hybrid Startup is selected. It does not fully shutdown the computer but keeps it in a standby mode so that the computer resumes itself very quickly during the next boot session. The hibernate mode is an energy saver mode, which takes the computer to sleep. This post will help you to check if your last boot session was Fast startup, full shutdown or hibernate.

Fast Startup (Hybrid) vs Full Shutdown vs Hibernate mode

1. Fast startup is turned on by default in Windows and is a setting that helps your PC start up faster after shutdown.
2. Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs.
3. A full shutdown will close all apps, sign out all users, and completely turn off the PC.

Check if Windows 10 last boot was from Fast Startup, Full Shutdown, or Hibernate

Open PowerShell. and copy and paste either of the following commands into PowerShell, and hit Enter.

Get-WinEvent -ProviderName Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-boot -MaxEvents 10 | Where-Object $_.id -like “27”

OR

Get-WinEvent -ProviderName Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-boot -MaxEvents 10 | Where-Object $_.message -like “The boot type*”

Now, in the PowerShell window result, look for The boot type was under the shutdown time period you want.

Compare it with the chart below:

Boot             Type Description
0x0                cold boot from full shutdown
0x1                 hybrid boot (fast startup)
0x2                 resume from hibernation

That's how you can check if Windows 10 last boot was from Fast Startup, Full Shutdown, or Hibernate.