XPS 9650 boot and shutdown time question

I'm hoping that someone with more knowledge than me can answer a question.

I have a new XPS 9560 laptop with 32 GB or RAM, 1 TB SSD, and 4k screen. It is running BIOS version 1.5.

Boot times are very fast. The BIOS boot time is typically 8.1 seconds, and the desktop appears in about 10 seconds after pressing the power button. On the other hand, the shutdown time is about 12 seconds until complete shutdown.

My only basis of comparison is an XPS 9550 (16GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 1080p screen) that I had. That laptop had BIOS boot times typically of around 10-11 seconds, and the desktop typically appeared in about 12 seconds after pressing the power button, but complete shutdown only took about 3-4 seconds.

Since the new XPS 9560 has had BIOS version 1.5 since I got it and since it has only run Windows 10 Fall Creators Update since I got it, I have no reference points to know whether the longer shutdown time is the result of the BIOS version, the Fall Creators Update, or something else. Thus, I'm hoping that someone can help me to figure out what the cause of the longer shutdown times is and whether there is something I can do to shorten the shutdown times.

Thanks.

 

My 9550 shutdown is probably 15 seconds.

 

You can try turning off Fast Startup, perhaps the hibernation causes the extra shutdown time? https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/

 

Swapping slower shutdown for slower startup lol

 

I had thought of the possibility that the longer shut down times (than with my older XPS 9550) might be related to the computer doing more, before shutting down, to set up for the next boot and, thus, resulting in faster boot times.

If disabling fast boot means getting faster shut downs but, also, longer boot times, my choice would be for the faster boots and longer shut down times, but I was hoping that there might be something I could do to decrease shut down time without increasing boot time.

Thanks for the replies.

 

I had the same issue. After updating BIOS from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1, my XPS 15 9550 has become very slow in loading almost every program and shutting down the system. I just downgraded to v1.4.0, and see that the issues seem to go away. Another weird thing that I noted from previous BIOS versions that I cannot install BIOS from Windows 10 first time. First time when I run BIOS install, the system does not upgrade the BIOS. But, when I re-run it second time from Windows 10, it upgrades after reboot. Has anyone had the same experience?

 

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Just a follow-up to the thread that I started in November.

When I got the XPS 15 9560, I noticed that shutdown times were longer than what had been the case with my XPS 15 9550. Typically, the screen did not shut down for about 7-8 seconds, and the shutdown process did not complete until another 5-6 seconds after that.

I spent more hours than I'm willing to admit trying to figure out why this was the case. A few days ago, when I installed the February Windows 10 Quality Update KB4074588, I was surprised (and pleased) to see that the extended shutdown time had disappeared. Now, the screen shuts off in about 1 second, and the shutdown completes in another 4-5 seconds, which is about the same as was the case with my XPS 15 9550.

When I got the XPS 15 9560, as soon as I booted it up for the first time, it started to download and install the Fall Creators Update, and I suspect that the longer shutdown time had something to do with the Fall Creators Update. Normally, it is my practice to delay major updates until I'm confident that there are no problems associated with doing so. When Microsoft releases the major Spring features update in another month or two, I definitely will be returning to the practice of delaying installing that update.