How to Enable or Disable Hibernate in Windows 7



To Enable or Disable Hibernate in a Elevated Command Prompt

1. To Enable Hibernate
NOTE: This step will restore the hiberfil.sys file, and the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under Sleep.
A) Open Command Prompt.

B) In the command prompt, type powercfg -h on and press Enter.

To Disable Hibernate
NOTE: This step will disable hibernation, delete the hiberfil.sys file, and remove the Allow hybrid sleep and Hibernate after Power Options under Sleep.
1. Open Command Prompt.

2. In the command prompt, type powercfg -h off and press Enter.