Problems booting up Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14267? Here's a quick fix

Microsoft has been rolling out new Windows 10 Insider Preview builds to the Fast ring at a rate of about one a week for the past month or so.

The latest build, 14267, introduced some welcome improvements, including three additions to Microsoft Edge, but it also added a fast startup bug which has stopped some users being able to boot Windows.

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If you’ve experienced this annoying problem (which Microsoft says will be addressed in a future build), there is a temporary workaround. All you need to do is:

• Right-click Start, and select Power Options in the menu.
• Click the Require a password on wake-up link on the left.
• Click the Change settings that are currently unavailable link.
• Uncheck Turn on fast start-up (recommended).
• Click the Save changes button.
• Shutdown your PC, then start it again and login.

Naturally, disabling fast startup means Windows 10 will take a little longer to boot, but at least it should now start without problems.

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