How To Enable Hibernation And Sleep Mode In Windows 10

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How To Enable Hibernation And Sleep Mode In Windows 10
How To Enable Hibernation And Sleep Mode In Windows 10

Video: How To Enable Hibernation And Sleep Mode In Windows 10

Video: How To Enable Hibernation And Sleep Mode In Windows 10
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When installing the latest operating system from Microsoft - Windows 10 - hibernation is disabled by default. This mode allows you to shut down your computer while keeping documents, browser tabs, unfinished texts, etc. open. Let's figure out how to enable this mode.

Turn on hibernation in Windows 10
Turn on hibernation in Windows 10

It is necessary

Computer with Windows 10 on board

Instructions

Step 1

We launch the control panel. Go to "Hardware and Sound" -> "Power Supply". (You can make it easier - right-click on the "Start" menu icon and select "Power Management" in the menu that opens).

Click in the left menu "Power button actions".

Configuring power options
Configuring power options

Step 2

Below, in the "Shutdown Options" section, the "Hibernation" item should be present. If it is not there, as in this screenshot, then close the window and proceed to the next step.

Windows 10 shutdown options
Windows 10 shutdown options

Step 3

Run the console with administrator rights: right-click on the "Start" menu icon and select "Command line (administrator)" in the menu that opens. In the window that opens, enter: "powercfg -h on", enter. If no messages appear, then hibernation has been successfully activated. We close the console.

Turn on Windows 10 hibernation
Turn on Windows 10 hibernation

Step 4

Go to power management again, in the "Shutdown Options" section. The "Hibernation Mode" item should appear, but at the moment it is not active yet.

Hibernation is on but not activated
Hibernation is on but not activated

Step 5

To activate hibernation mode, click on the link "Change settings that are currently unavailable."

How to enable hibernation in Windows 10
How to enable hibernation in Windows 10

Step 6

The buttons at the bottom are now active, including Hibernation. We put a tick in front of hibernation and click the "Save Changes" button.

How to enable hibernation in Windows 10
How to enable hibernation in Windows 10

Step 7

Now hibernation mode in Windows 10 is turned on and activated, it appeared in the computer shutdown options in the "Start" menu.

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