Is "fast boot" in Windows 10 causing issues for anyone?

I learned recently that Windows 10 by default turns on a power setting called "fast boot". I won't go into what it does but you can Google it and find all the details. The bottom line is that with this setting turned on you are not really doing a full shutdown when you shut down Windows. The RAM is still powered and holds some things in memory.

That's great if it works but I began having start up issues on my HP Pavilion 590 desktop after the last Windows feature update. The PC would boot to a dark gray screen and lock up. I had to hold down the power button for 5 seconds to get it to reboot. Crashing down like this can be a recipe for disaster.

After trying several things I finally stumbled across this fast boot setting under the system and power menu. I turned it off and that seems to have cured the issue. I believe the problem might have been related to installing an NVME M.2 SSD and moving the OS over to that. It does take slightly longer to boot but still boots quickly with the SSD as the boot drive. If your PC is having trouble booting at times you might check this setting.

To change it go to Settings, System, Power & Sleep, choose Additional Power Settings, then select choose what the power buttons do. The settings will be grayed out but you can click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable". You have to be logged in as an administrator to access the setting.