To enable the Hibernate option in Windows 11, open Command Prompt as an administrator and run powercfg.exe /hibernate on
, then go to Control Panel > Power Options > “Choose what the power buttons do” > “Change settings that are currently unavailable” and check the box for “Hibernate” to make it appear in your power menu.
Steps to Enable Hibernation
- Open Command Prompt as Administrator:
- Press the Windows key + X to open the Power User menu.
- Select Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows Terminal (Admin).
- Click Yes on the User Account Control prompt.
- Enable Hibernation via Command Prompt:
- In the Command Prompt window, type
powercfg.exe /hibernate on
and press Enter. - This enables the hibernate feature and creates the necessary hidden system file (
Hiberfil.sys
).
- In the Command Prompt window, type
- Add Hibernate to the Power Menu:
- Type
control panel
into the Windows search bar and select Control Panel from the results. - Navigate to System and Security and then click on Power Options.
- In the left-hand pane, click on “Choose what the power buttons do”.
- Click on “Change settings that are currently unavailable” at the top of the window.
- Scroll down to the Shutdown settings section.
- Check the box next to “Hibernate”.
- Click Save changes.
- Type
Using Hibernation
- The Hibernate option will now appear in the Start menu’s power menu, along with Sleep, Shut down, and Restart.
- Selecting it will save the state of your computer and applications to the disk and then turn off the system, allowing you to resume exactly where you left off later.