I want to emphasize I use a desktop PC, not a laptop. My Windows 10 Pro is currently Version 1607 (OS Build 14393.1198). I have not been successful in finding a way to enable Hibernate, as none of your Tutorial Control Panel Power Plan images match my own -- see attached thumbnail.
Can someone please direct me to a Hibernate enable tutorial which will work for my system?
Hibernation is enabled from an elevated command prompt. The command is:
POWERCFG /HIBERNATE ON
Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
Hibernate Computer in Windows 10
Last edited by Brink; 17 Aug 2017 at 17:11. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
This link has the command - line options for Powercfg:
Powercfg Command-Line Options
After enabling hibernation a restart may be required before hibernate will appear in the power options.
It may be that a reduced size hiberfil.sys was created, this can only support fast startup. To ensure you have the full sized file need for hibernation, type:
POWERCFG /HIBERNATE /TYPE FULL
The full sized hiberfil.sys will be about the same size as your installed RAM. If you have a lot of RAM and a full system drive it may be there's not enough free space on the disk to let you make a full sized hibernation file.
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Bree:
How do I reverse POWERCFG /HIBERNATE /TYPE FULL? After spending the night hibernating, my Notetab Pro v7 text editor suddenly lost its ability to wrap text -- and for almost a decade I've used it without this occurring.
If you want to completely turn it off and disable Fast Startup:
Powercfg -h off
That will delete the hiberfil.sys file.
To turn it back on normally, and let it choose size:
powercfg -h on
You would need to go to settings and enable Fast Startup, it would not be automatic...but the option would be there.
And if you want it to be only large enough to support Fast Startup, then...
POWERCFG /HIBERNATE /TYPE REDUCED
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