How to Hibernate Windows 10

If you are a power user of windows, you might be known about the usage of windows hibernate option. But new users of windows 10 have the question that how to activate hibernate in windows 10? Because we can’t see this option directly on power option. By default, it has three options that are Restart, Shout down and sleep. In this tutorial let’s see how to enable this hidden option.

What is the difference between sleep and hibernate?

You might be wonder why windows only put sleep mode in power option and why they hide this hibernate option. It is simple because sleep mode is faster than hibernate to come into working mode of windows.

In sleep mode It consume power and store all your works on RAM. But, in hibernate mode It store all your work on hard drive and do not use power. If you are using a SSD hard drive you can get advantages from hibernate option. Because It save your time as well as your power cost.

So, you need to get this option back on your power button. Let’s see how to do It.

How to activate hibernate in windows 10

Within simple clicks you can do it. Follow this steps.

1.  First you should go into Windows Control Panel

         2. Go to “Hardware and Sound” Options

         3. Then, Choose “Power Options”

           

      4. On Left Hand Click on “Choose What the power buttons Do”

            5. Give administrator privilege by click on “Change the settings are currently    unavailable”

            6. Now tik “hibernate” option under the shout down settings

           7. Save changes

             8. It is time to hibernate click on hibernate button

Once you don’t want this you can disable it simply reversing above steps.

Video on Enable hibernate on Windows 10

Yes It is a simple task but we have prepared a video if you are lazy to read.