How to Enable or Disable Hibernation in Windows 7

In windows 7 Enabling or Disabling the “Hibernate” option is not as simple as in  it used to be in Windows XP. For Windows 7 a different process is to be followed to accomplish the same. In the below article you will find how to enable or disable the Hibernate option in Windows 7.

Just go through the below steps :-

Step1. Open the Command Prompt with “Administrator rights”. To do so, type cmd in Start menu and then hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Step2. Now type the following command in the command prompt and hit Enter.

powercfg /hibernate on

 

Step3. Type exit and hit Enter to close the Command Prompt. Now you should see the “Hibernate” option in the Start menu. If not then perform the following steps.

         a. Type Power Options in the Start menu and hit Enter.

         b. In the left pane, open the link labeled “Change when the computer sleeps” and then open the link “Change advanced power settings”.

         c.Now a small window will pop-up as shown below:

d. Now expand the Sleep tree and turn off Allow Hybrid Sleep as shown in the above screenshot.

e. Now you should see the Hibernate option in the Start menu.

done!!!!