How to Disable Hibernation Windows 8?

Posted in  windows | 2022-03-28

How to Disable and Re-enable Hibernation on a Computer

Press the Windows button on the keyboard to open Start menu or Start screen.
Search for cmd.
When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press Enter.
Type exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.

How do I Turn off Hibernation Mode?

Open the Control Panel . Doubleclick the Power Options icon. In the Power Options Properties window, click the Hibernate tab. Uncheck the Enable hibernation check box to disable the feature, or check the box to enable it.

Is it Safe to Disable Hibernation?

Hibernate is enabled by default, and it doesn't really hurt your computer, so it's not necessary that you disable it even if you don't use it. However, when hibernate is enabled it reserves some of your disk for its file -- the hiberfil. sys file will take up 12GB.

Why does my Computer Keep Hibernating?

This issue can be caused by corrupted system files and incorrect Power Plan settings. Since you have configured the Power Plan settings already and youre still experiencing the issue, try disabling hibernation on Windows 10 by following the steps below and see if the issue will persist.

How do I Know if Hibernate is off or On?

Rightclick on the Start button and choose Command Prompt Admin from the popup menu.
In the Command Prompt window, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off and press the Enter key.
To enable hibernate in Windows 10, open the Command Prompt again and type powercfg.exe /hibernate on and press the Enter key.

Where is Hibernate Button?

First check to see if this option is available on your PC and if it is, turn it on. Select Choose what the power button does, and then select Change settings that are currently unavailable. Under Shutdown settings, select the Hibernate checkbox if its available, and then select Save changes.

How do I Disable Hibernation in Windows 8?

If you access the classic Shutdown dialog by pressing Alt+F4 on the Desktop, there also you will see the Hibernate option now. To disable the Hibernate mode option, uncheck the Hibernate option you enabled earlier. You can also turn off the PCs hibernate mode using the builtin command line powercfg tool.

Does Windows 8.1 have Hibernate?

The Start Button right click menu in Windows 8.1 provides easy access to the shutdown operations including sleep, shutdown and restart. Hibernation is hidden by default but it can be optionally displayed. On the Power Options screen, select Choose what the power buttons do on the side menu.

How do I Stop my Laptop from Hibernating Windows 8?

Now, when you open the Shutdown menu from the Start screen : you will see the Hibernate option there. If you access the classic Shutdown dialog by pressing Alt+F4 on the Desktop, there also you will see the Hibernate option now. To disable the Hibernate mode option, uncheck the Hibernate option you enabled earlier.

How do I Stop my Computer from Hibernating?

Open up Power Options in the Control Panel. In Windows 10 you can get there from right clicking on the start menu and going to Power Options.
Click change plan settings next to your current power plan.
Change "Put the computer to sleep" to never.
Click "Save Changes"

Windows 8.1 - How to Disable Hibernation