Using hibernation on your computer can significantly reduce the time it takes to end your current session, and can also help you achieve near-instantaneous return of the system to an operational state after being idle. Putting the laptop into sleep mode can be done both automatically and manually.
Instructions
Step 1
To access all the hibernation settings, right-click on the desktop and select "Personalization" (for Windows Vista and 7) or "Properties" (for Windows XP earlier versions) from the context menu.
Step 2
Select the "Screensaver" section and click the active link "Change power settings". In the new dialog box, open the Hibernate Settings menu and select the desired value for the Hibernate Computer command. This will enable the laptop to automatically switch to this mode.
Step 3
You can configure your laptop so that it goes to sleep when you close the lid, and when you open it, it goes back to working state. To do this, in the "Screensaver" section of the "Personalization" dialog box, go to the power options settings.
Step 4
From the menu on the left side of the window, select Lid Closing Action, and then activate the Sleep value for the corresponding option. If you need to protect data on your computer from unauthorized persons, activate the command to request a password on wake up here. Then, when the laptop exits sleep mode, it will be impossible to start the system without entering a password.
Step 5
In addition, you can assign the system action "Go to sleep" for the power button of the laptop. To do this, set the value "Sleep" for the corresponding parameter in the same dialog box in which you configured the action of the operating system when you close the laptop lid.
