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How to Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 7 and Windows 8 Published by Brink 07 Dec 2008

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This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable hibernate and restore or delete the hiber#il$sys file in indows ! and indows ". When hibernate is disabled, the Hibernate o tion is !issin" fro! the #tart $enu %Windows 7 only&, %hut Down indows dialo", Power !enu %Windows 8 only& and the &d'anced Power Plan ()tions. 'ou !ust be lo""ed in as an administrator to be able to do the ste s in this tutorial.

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Note (y default, the si*e of the hidden )rotected (% hibernation file %)*+hiber#il$sys& is !+, of the total a!ount of installed ,-$ on your co! uter.

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'ou can set your co! uter to either use or not use the Hybrid or Hibernate slee !ode o tion fro! the &d'anced Power Plan ()tions. .n indows !, you will only see Hibernate listed in the #tart $enu )ower button arrow !enu if you ha/e Hybrid turned off in the &d'anced Power Plan ()tions.

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-o Enable or Disable Hibernate in a Ele'ated 0ommand Prom)t
1$ -o Enable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will restore the hiberfil.sys file, and the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. -& 0 en a Ele'ated 0ommand Prom)t. (& .n the ele/ated co!!and ro! t, ty e )owerc#1 -h on and ress Enter. %see screenshot below&

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)& )lose the ele/ated co!!and ro! t. D& .f you would also li7e to ha/e hibernate turned on, then you will also need do to ste 2 in 0PT.0@ 40A, below.

3$ -o Disable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will disable hibernation, delete the hiberfil.sys file, and remove the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. This will also disable fast start!p in Windows 8.

1$ 0 en a Ele'ated 0ommand Prom)t. 3$ .n the ele/ated co!!and ro! t, ty e )owerc#1 -h o## and ress Enter. %see screenshot below&

4$ )lose the ele/ated co!!and ro! t.

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-o Enable or Disable Hibernate usin1 a RE5 File Download

1$ -o Enable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will restore the hiberfil.sys file, and the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. -& )lic7;ta on the Download button below to download the file below, and "o to ste) 4 below.

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3$ -o Disable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will disable hibernation, delete the hiberfil.sys file, and remove the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. This will also disable fast start!p in Windows 8. -& )lic7;ta on the Download button below to download the file below, and "o to ste) 4 below. Disable6Hibernate$re1

4$ %a'e the $re1 file to the deskto). 7$ Double clic7;ta on the downloaded $re1 file to !er"e it. +$ )lic7;ta on Run, 8es %A-)&, 8es, and (9 when ro! ted. :$ Restart the com)uter to a
ly the chan"es.

!$ .f you would also li7e to ha/e hibernate turned on, then you will also need do to ste 2 in 0PT.0@ 40A, below. "$ When finished, you can delete the downloaded $re1 file if you li7e.

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-o Enable or Disable Hibernate in Re1istry Editor
1$ 0 en the #tart $enu, ty e re1edit in the search bo6, and ress Enter. 3$ .n re"edit, na/i"ate to the location below. %see screenshot below&
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4$ .n the ri"ht ane of the Power 7ey, double clic7;ta on HibernateEnabled, and do ste) 7 or + below for what you would
li7e to do. %see screenshot abo/e&

7$ -o Enable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will restore the hiberfil.sys file, and the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. -& Ty e in 1, and clic7;ta on (9. %see screenshot below&

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+$ -o Disable Hibernate
/(-E: This step will disable hibernation, delete the hiberfil.sys file, and remove the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under leep. This will also disable fast start!p in Windows 8. -& Ty e in > %Dero&, and clic7;ta on (9. %see screenshot abo/e& (& Bo to ste C.

:$ )lose re"edit, and restart the com)uter to a

ly the chan"es.

!$ .f you would also li7e to ha/e hibernate turned on, then you will also need do to ste 2 in 0PT.0@ 40A, below.

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-o -urn Hibernate (n or (## in Power ()tions
/(-E: This option does not disable hibernate, but only turns it off for the power plan.

1$ Do either ste) 3 or 4 below for what you would li7e to do. 3$ -o -urn (n Hibernate
/(-E: You could also use a hibernate short"!t to manually put the computer into hibernation instead or in addition to this option. -& .f you ha/e not already, then you will need to enable hibernate usin" either (P-.(/ (/E, (P-.(/ or (P-.(/ -HREE abo/e first. (,

(& 0 en the &d'anced Power Plan %ettin1s for your ower lan, then e6 and %lee). %see screenshot below ste >& )& Ander Hibernate a#ter, set the %ettin1 @<inutesA to how !any !inutes you want your co! uter to sit idle for before it "oes into hibernation. %see screenshot ste >& D& Bo to ste >.

4$ -o -urn (## Hibernate

/(-E: If you disabled hibernate using OPTION 1, 2, or above, then there!s no need to do this since Hibernate after and Allow hybrid sleep will no longer be listed in your power options. -& 0 en the &d'anced Power Plan %ettin1s for your ower lan, and e6 and %lee). %see screenshot below ste >& (& Ander Hibernate a#ter, set the %ettin1 @<inutesA to /e'er. %see screenshot below ste >& )& Ander &llow hybrid slee), set %ettin1 to (##. %see screenshot below ste >& D& Bo to ste >.

7$ When finished, clic7;ta on (9. %see screenshot below&

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That2s it, #hawn

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Dinesh
WindowsH 8 Pro %C>9bit& 8,>C0 osts $u!bai, .ndia $y #yste! # ecs -i): Download indows Re)air -ool

@ice tutorial #hawn but Iust in case hibernation o tion is not resent e/en after ty in" this co!!and, then Iust "o to ower o tions n clic7 on )han"e ad/anced ower settin"s, then e6 and #lee n disable -llow hybrid slee n e6 and Power buttons n lid, chan"e the ower button action to hibernate.

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5i Dinesh, This was to Iust si! ly enable or disable hibernation, but you !a7e a "ood oint to include doin" so in the Power Plan settin"s as well. The tutorial has been u dated to include that as well.
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Than7 you, #hawn

Dinesh
-nyti!e #hawn.
WindowsH 8 Pro %C>9bit& 8,>C0 osts $u!bai, .ndia $y #yste! # ecs 03 Mar 2009 #4

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'a . would better refer by settin" u !y Power Plan.
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.t2s unani!ous then.

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5i #hawn,
Windows 7 Alti!ate 6C> #P< 20,C?C osts $y #yste! # ecs 05 Mar 2009 #7

The o tion isn2t a/ailable in Dis7 )leanu any!ore, at least with the current build .2! runnin".

limneos

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Windows 7 ,) 7<00 32bit;C>bit <,0<= osts

5ey -aron... Do you already ha/e hibernation enabledK

$y #yste! # ecs 05 Mar 2009 #8

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Windows 7 Alti!ate 6C> #P< 20,C?C osts $y #yste! # ecs 05 Mar 2009 #9

@o, whyK .s it only su osed to show u with it enabledK )uD . always ha/e it disabled in other builds and had the o tion in Dis7 )leanu . . enabled it to see, still not there. .2! usin" build 70>8 6C>. . don2t need to use it, Iust re ortin" that the o tion2s not there.

limneos
Windows 7 ,) 7<00 32bit;C>bit <,0<= osts

'es, after se/eral tests, enablin" it, hibernatin", resu!in" bac7, . can confir! the o tion is not there in 70>8, howe/er it2s always there in 7000. . "uess the new build either deletes auto!atically the te! file used, or it does not include this feature in dis7 cleanu . . thin7 . read so!ewhere about it.. Will ost the lin7 when . find it.

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