How to Enable or Disable Hibernation in Windows 7 1. Open the Command Prompt with “Administrator rights”. To do so, type cmd in Start menu and then hit Ctrl+Shift+Enter. 2. Now type the following command in the command prompt and hit Enter. powercfg /hibernate on 3. 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”. Now a small window will pop-up as shown below: C. Now expand the Sleep tree and turn off Allow Hybrid Sleep D. Now you should see the Hibernate option in the Start menu.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:46:41 +0000