HOW TO ENABLE HIBERNATION IN WINDOWS 8 AND WINDOWS 7

Enabling Hibernation in Windows 8 and Windows 7

This articles objective is to guide you step by step to enable the Hibernate option which is disabled by default in Windows 8, Hibernation is a Windows feature which was earlier enabled in Windows XP and prior operating systems, hibernation is actually allow RAM contents to be written on Hard Disk prior to the power off, when next time computer start it reload all the contents of RAM and take the computer to the same state when it got last shutdown.


You will all the options for example Log Off, Sleep and Shutdown Windows 8 but there is no hibernate, this option is not visible in Windows 8 may be for the sake of batter GUI speed of Windows 8. Anyway lets start enabling Hibernate option in Windows 8.

To enable Windows 8 Hibernation option, first click on battery icon in system tray and select More power options.

Now, select “Choose what the Power buttons do” option from left sidebar.

Now select the available option “Change settings that are currently unavailable”.

This will enable Hibernation option to you. Now Check Show Hibernate option to enable and click on Save Changes.

Now this option is visible to you, and you may Hibernate your computer from Windows 8 Power options, which can be accessed from search Charms Bar.

Windows 8 is one of the very faster operating system than Windows 7, as it uses a technique which hibernates its system kernel. The estimated time I observed for system resumption from a hibernated state in Windows 8 is almost 10 seconds.