How to Enable and Turn On Hibernation Feature in Windows Vista
Ability to hibernate is enabled by default on every Windows Vista installation. If you have disable and turn off hibernation feature, accidentally delete hiberfil.sys using Hibernation File Cleaner of Disk Cleanup tool, or you just simply cannot and unable to find the Hibernate button to put the computer into hibernation state, you can re-enable or try to enable and turn on the hibernation functionality in Vista again with the following command. In Windows Vista, users no longer able to enable or disable hibernation via desktop graphical user interface.
How to Enable and Turn On Hibernation Feature in Vista
- Click Start button, then type Cmd in the Start Search box.
- In the search results list, right click on “Cmd” and click on Run as Administrator item on contextual menu.
- In the command prompt window, type the following command:
powercfg -h on
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Hey I tried enabling the hibernation but it didnt allow me to. Says I dont have permission to do that
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msb has changed the commands to
powercfg.exe/hibernate on
powercfg.exe/hibernate off
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Gateway Netbook: Ran it on Vista Home from the Start->Run (DOS prompt) path. It accepted the command and when I looked to Shutdown, there it was! Voila! Muchas thanks!
[...] Hibernate feature allows operating system to save and write the running state and contents of RAM as a file or partition to non-volatile storage such as a hard disk, before powering off the computer. Hibernation allows system to quickly restart and restore to original state when hibernation was invoked, instead of having to close down and start up all the running programs again. In Windows 7, hibernate option should be enabled and turned on by default, However, if you can’t find Hibernate option in the Start menu power button, the steps to enable Hibernate in Windows 7 is easy, and is the same with how to enable and turn on hibernate option in Windows Vista. [...]
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this didn't work for me…. i still can't get hibernation enabled…. any other suggestions?
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Thanks for the help. Not being able to put the my laptop into hibernation was driving me batty for two weeks. Ahh, I can sleep better at night now.
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i want to active hibernate . when i type 'powercfg -h on' i see the result i.e you have not permisson to change it
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Evidence eliminator advise me to turn it of said it was a security risk to my dell computer
It doesn't appear on the menu on my start menu…
Thank you.
I still hate Vista program, especially on a Dell computer.
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I've done the step you mention above
but the system said there are more legacy drivers installed:UgaSave
An Internal system component has disabled hibernation..
what should I do??
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