Hibernation is a Windows' feature that's a middle ground between completely powering your laptop down and putting it to sleep. It uses less power than sleep, but it lets you boot more quickly than a complete shut down, and you can pick up where you left off.
How to turn on or off hibernate in Windows 10. Step-by-step instructions on how to enable and disable the Hibernate feature and add it to the Shutdown menu in Windows 10. Hibernation is a Windows' feature that's a middle ground between completely powering your laptop down and putting it to sleep. Steps to Disable Or Enable Hibernate Mode In Windows 10: Press Windows Logo Key + X from Keyboard. From the menu select Command Prompt (Admin). If you are impelled by the User Account Control and ask you to make changes to the computer, click Yes to proceed. Type powercfg.exe /hibernate off in the command prompt and Press Enter key. Then exit the command prompt window.
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To find out if Hibernate is enabled on your laptop:
- Open the Control Panel
- Click Power Options
- Click Choose What The Power Buttons Do
- Click Change settings that are currently unavailable
If you you see Hibernate under Shutdown settings the feature is enabled.
To add it to the Windows Shutdown menu:
- Select the Hibernate checkbox
- Click Save changes
If you don't see the Hibernate option, you can enable it from the command line.
Open a Command Prompt window with elevated privileges and enter:
To disable it again, just replace the word on with off.
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