how to hibernate windows 10: Hibernation is a feature in Windows OS since a long time. But still, there is an open debate on is hibernating windows is better or shut it down completely is better.
Well, in my opinion, hibernation is not bad because it does not consume while preserving the system state and you will have your season restored when you’ll turn on your system again.
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What is hibernation in windows?
If you are reading this means you already know about hibernation in windows but is some of you don’t know about it then let me tell you in short. Basically, when you hibernate a windows PC it’ll save your work and no longer consumes any power it’s almost like Shutting Down your computer (Just keep it plugged in). And when you’ll press the power button again it’ll resume from the last stage you left.
How to hibernate windows 10
If you aren’t able to see Hibernate option in power menu then your hibernate feature is not enabled yet enabling it is very easy just follow the steps to know how to hibernate windows 10.
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How to enable hibernate option in windows (CMD)
To enable hibernate option in your Windows 10 you can we can follow 2 methods first is command line method and second is GUI(Graphical user interface). Let’s see the CMD method first.
- click on start and type cmd.
- right click on cmd.exe and choose Run as Administrator.
- Now to enable hibernate option type this command.
Powercfg /h on
- If you want to disable hibernate option type this command.
Powercfg /h off
Alternatively, you can also use these commands to enable and disable hibernation feature.
To Enable: powercfg.exe /hibernate on
To Disable: powercfg.exe /hibernate off
How to hibernate windows 10 (GUI)
To enable/disable hibernate option using GUI follow these steps.
- Open Control Panel.
- Go to Power Options.
- On the left sidebar click on “Choose what the power buttons do”.
- Click on Change Settings that are currently unavailable. after that, The Shutdown options will become editable. Check the Hibernate option.
That’s it after these steps you’ll be able to see Hibernate option in power menu.
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