Where is the Hibernate option in Windows 8?

Question

I recently updated my HP Laptop from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro.

When running Win 7 I had the option to hibernate my machine but that option is missing in Win 8. Selecting the 'Power' button from the 'Settings' option in the Charms Bar only gives me the option to 'Sleep', 'Shutdown' or 'Restart'.

How do I get the Hibernate option to appear?

Windows 8 Power Options

score 52 · Accepted Answer · edited May 21 '21 at 06:19

Hibernation is disabled by default in Windows 8.

In Windows 8, Microsoft has introduced the feature of fast startup (fast boot) which can boot up Windows in 1/10th time as compared to earlier versions and disabled the option to hibernate from the default power options. - Guiding Tech

However, you can enable display of the hibernate option easily. To do this:

Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options or search Power Options in the Metro search box or, from the system tray battery icon, select More power options
Select Change What Power Buttons Do on the left panel
Then click Change settings that are currently unavailable.
Then check the Show Hibernate option:

Note: Shut-down hibernates the kernel session, but not user session (which is closed).

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score 3 · Answer 2 · 2013-03-10T07:09:03.683

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Disabled by Default. You can enable it by the following steps :

Go to Control Panel -> Power Options -> System Settings.
Then click on the blue area to unlock the below options

Click on the Blue area

Then check the hibernate option and click Save Changes. That's it..

edited Mar 10 '13 at 07:09

answered Oct 28 '12 at 09:55

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 13 '13 at 15:37

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If Hibernate option is not included, you need to enable it as I did:

Open cmd as administrator.
Use this command:

cd \
powercfg /hibernate on

answered Mar 13 '13 at 15:37

Eng.Fouad

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 19 '13 at 18:43

As an alternative but equally as effective:

Simply install HotShut. It is a very useful app for Windows 8 users which will allow the user to not only Hibernate but to also Shutdown, Restart, Log Off and Lock the PC from the system notification area.

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More info & to download:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/quickly-shutdown-restart-lock-logoff-windows-computer-hotshut

Where is the Hibernate option in Windows 8?

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