Update: If you skipped Windows 8 and upgraded directly to Windows 10, you saved yourself a lot of problems, so good on ya! The same power options exist on it as well. Make sure to check out our article on how to enable Hibernate on Windows 10 and our guide on how to shutdown, restart, hibernate, or sleep Windows 10.
I have known about this methord of turning on Hibernation for some time, but I have not been able to find a way to keep the machine turned on for more than 5 seconds ofter trying to hibernate. If you can come up with a way to do that I would be a happy man..
How to activate hibernate in windows 7
My God, maybe Microsoft should contract you out for their technical support. They could not even tell me how to enable hibernation in windows 7 64. They led me throught the cmd entry, but your site took me further to correct the issue. Thank you sooo much!
Windows 7 provides power saving features in the shutdown options. If you do not want to shut down your computer (you just want to step off your computer temporarily), windows gives you the sleep and hibernation feature to save power while you are away. You can go to the hibernation or sleep mode directly from your start menu, under the power options.
There is a hidden system file named Hiberfil.sys located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. The Windows Kernel Power Manager reserves this file when you install Windows. The size of this file is approximately equal to how much random access memory (RAM) is installed on the computer. So if you have a 4GB RAM the Hiberfil.sys file will be between 2 and 4GB depending on the data stored in it. The computer uses the Hiberfil.sys file to store a copy of the system memory on the hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on such that everything that is loaded to the RAM will not be lost. If the Hiberfil.sys file is not present, the computer cannot hibernate.
It is obvious that hibernation uses a substantial amount of your hard disk space, and if you are someone that is bent on saving time, hibernating can cost you a little. So how do you disable hibernation such that your computer will never hibernate? This article describes how to disable and then re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows.
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TagsWindows 7 General.no-icon:beforedisplay:none; By Kevin ArrowsSeptember 27, 2022 4 minutes readKevin is a certified Network Engineer "@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","dateCreated":"2017-02-19T06:43:30-06:00","datePublished":"2017-02-19T06:43:30-06:00","dateModified":"2022-09-27T02:03:37-05:00","headline":"How to Enable or Disable Hibernation in Windows 7","keywords":"Windows 7 General","url":"https:\/\/appuals.com\/enable-disable-hibernation-windows-7\/","description":"Windows 7 provides power saving features in the shutdown options. If you do not want to shut down your computer (you just want to step off your computer temporarily), windows gives you the sleep and h","articleSection":"Windows General","articleBody":"Windows 7 provides power saving features in the shutdown options. If you do not want to shut down your computer (you just want to step off your computer temporarily), windows gives you the sleep and hibernation feature to save power while you are away. You can go to the hibernation or sleep mode directly from your start menu, under the power options.\r\n\r\nHibernation is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops but is available for other PCs too. By default, if you leave your computer unattended for too long, it will turn off the screen and some hardware (e.g. USB, Wi-Fi) and go to sleep mode to save power. If it stays in sleep mode for too long, it will save all your data into a system file and then power down. This is the hibernation mode, and it does not need your computer to be powered anymore. Unlike the sleep mode, it will take you longer to get out of the hibernation mode, but still faster than booting the computer. The combination of the sleep mode and hibernation mode is known as hybrid sleep setting.\r\n\r\nThere is a hidden system file named Hiberfil.sys located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed. The Windows Kernel Power Manager reserves this file when you install Windows. The size of this file is approximately equal to how much random access memory (RAM) is installed on the computer. So if you have a 4GB RAM the Hiberfil.sys file will be between 2 and 4GB depending on the data stored in it. The computer uses the Hiberfil.sys file to store a copy of the system memory on the hard disk when the hybrid sleep setting is turned on such that everything that is loaded to the RAM will not be lost. If the Hiberfil.sys file is not present, the computer cannot hibernate.\r\n\r\nYou can view if the Hiberfil.sys file is present by going to.\r\n\r\n \tOpen my computer and go to local disk (c:)\r\n \tOn the top left corner, click on organize, and select \u2018folder and search options\u2019\r\n \tGo to the view tab\r\n \tFrom the advanced options, go to hidden files and folders and select \u2018Show Hidden files folders and files\u2019\r\n \tAlso uncheck the \u2018Hide protected operating system files\u2019\r\n \tClick apply then OK\r\n\r\nIf the hybrid sleep setting is on, you will be able to see the Hiberfil.sys file on the root of your operating system drive.\r\n\r\nIt is obvious that hibernation uses a substantial amount of your hard disk space, and if you are someone that is bent on saving time, hibernating can cost you a little. So how do you disable hibernation such that your computer will never hibernate? This article describes how to disable and then re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows.\r\nMethod 1: Disable and enable hibernation using command prompt\r\nUsing command prompt, we can disable hibernation. You will need an administrator account for this operation since you will have to run command prompt as an administrator.\r\nTo Disable Hibernation\r\n\r\n \tClick Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box. (Don\u2019t use run since it won\u2019t allow you to run as an administrator.\r\n \tIn the search results list, right-click Command Prompt or CMD, and then click Run as Administrator.\r\n \tWhen you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.\r\n \tAt the command prompt, type powercfg.exe \/hibernate off, and then press Enter.\r\n \tType exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFrom the system root, you will notice that the Hiberfil.sys file is no longer available.\r\nTo Enable Hibernation\r\n\r\n \tClick Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.\r\n \tIn the search results list, right-click Command Prompt or CMD, and then click Run as Administrator.\r\n \tWhen you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.\r\n \tAt the command prompt, type powercfg.exe \/hibernate on, and then press Enter.\r\n \tType exit, and then press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFrom the system root, you will notice that the Hiberfil.sys file is now available\r\nMethod 2: Use Registry Edit to enable and disable hibernate\r\n\r\n \tPress the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and hit enter.\r\n \tIn registry edit window, navigate to the location below.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Power\r\n \tIn the right pane of the Power key, double click on HibernateEnabled, and do step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do\r\n \tTo enable hibernation type in 1 (one) in the value data box, and click OK.\r\n \tTo disable hibernation type 0 (zero) in the value data box and click OK\r\n \tRestart your PC for effect to take place\r\n\r\n\r\nMethod 3: Turn Hibernate On or Off in Advanced Power Options\r\n\r\n \tPress the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type powercfg.cpl, and click on OK.\r\n \tFrom your current power plan (shown as selected by a radio button), click on change plan settings.\r\n \tIn the next window, click on change advanced power settings\r\n \tTo enable hibernation, you first have to use method 1 or 2 to enable hibernation (if you had previously disabled hibernation using these methods) otherwise these options will be grayed out.\r\n \tFrom the advanced power options settings, expand the Sleep option\r\n \tUnder Hibernate after, set the Setting (Minutes) to how many minutes you want your computer to sit idle for before it goes into hibernation\r\n \tClick on Apply, then OK\r\n \tTo Turn Off Hibernate\r\n \tFrom the Advanced Power Plan Settings for your power plan, expand the Sleep option\r\n \tUnder Hibernate after, set the Setting (Minutes) to Never\r\n \tUnder Allow hybrid sleep, set Setting to Off.\r\n \tClick on Apply, then OK\r\n\r\nIf your PC or laptop changes power plans, you need to do this for the other plan. Laptops always switch power plans depending on whether the AC is plugged in or not.\r\n\r\nOf all the power-saving states in Windows, hibernation uses the least amount of power (virtually no power is used in this mode). On a laptop, use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time. You may lose data if you make hibernation unavailable and a power loss occurs while the hybrid sleep setting is turned on. 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