As we can see from the above, hibernation mode protects our data better, is more energy-efficient, and has a faster boot speed. Next, this article will introduce you 4 useful ways to enable Windows 11 hibernate mode in turn. You can follow the graphic tutorials below to operate. 🚀
How to Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 10/11 |
Method 1. Enable Windows 11 Hibernate Settings with Control Panel (Recommended) 🛠️
Based on the survey, this method is widely utilized by Windows 11 users to activate hibernate mode, provided here for your reference. Here are the specific steps.
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Step 1. Click the
Search icon on the Taskbar and type control panel in the Search box, then
select the app.
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Step 2. When you are in the Control Panel
window, select System and Security > Power Options.
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Step 3. Click Choose
what the power button does.
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Step 4. Then click
Change settings that are currently unavailable to access the Shutdown settings.
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Step 5. The Shutdown
settings section will show up. Tick Hibernate option and click Save changes. 💡
Method 2. Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 11 with Command Prompt ⌨️
In addition to the first method, you can also use the command Prompt to enable hibernate mode in Windows 11. And please follow the graphic tutorial below.
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Step 1. Open the
search box as before and type cmd.exe. When its icon appears, click Run as
Administrator. If you’re prompted by the User Account Control, click Yes to
grant administrative privileges.
🔹 Step 2. In the command prompt window, type powercfg.exe /hibernate on and press Enter. 💡
Method 3. Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 11 with Registry Editor 🖥️
If you
don't want to use the two previously mentioned methods, you have another option
which is to enable hibernation mode with the Registry Editor.
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Step 1. Press win+R
to open the Run interface, and type regedit to open the registry.
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Step 2. Navigate to
the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power folder location.
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Step 3. Then double
click on the Hibernate Enable Default file and type 1 in Value data and click
OK. 💡