{"id":36361,"date":"2023-11-01T18:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/?p=36361"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T14:16:25","slug":"how-to-disable-and-enable-hibernation-on-windows-10-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auslogics.com\/en\/articles\/how-to-disable-and-enable-hibernation-on-windows-10-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable and Enable Hibernation on Windows 10\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most persistent questions since PCs became a thing is how to increase laptop battery life. Using Windows hibernation function or Sleep Mode<\/a> is a common suggestion to achieve this aim.<\/p>\n

However, activating these functions is not always a straightforward process. Even after understanding how to enable and disable hibernation in Windows 10\/11, it’s important to be aware of the implications of each choice.<\/p>\n

This article is all about hibernation in Windows: how your computer hibernates, how to turn off hibernation in Windows 10\/11, and even a bit about Sleep Mode. But first, let us look at what hibernation in Windows is.<\/p>\n

What is Hibernation?<\/h2>\n

Hibernation is like shutting down your computer, except that it does not turn it off completely or shut it down. Instead, it places it in a sleep state that allows it to quickly wake up the next time you turn on your computer.<\/p>\n

In more technical terms, hibernation is an alternative to the Shut Down function or Sleep Mode. Just before you click the Hibernate option in the Power menu, Windows captures the system\u2019s current state and stores that \u2018snapshot\u2019 to your hard drive.<\/p>\n

That way, it can immediately restore your system to that state when you turn it back on.<\/p>\n

Why Should You Hibernate?<\/h2>\n

Hibernation is known to achieve two different things for the average PC user. The first is helping your computer wake up faster than usual so you can resume work from where you stopped.<\/p>\n

Keeping app windows open is one of the main reasons people keep their computers turned on for long periods.<\/p>\n

The second is conserving battery life. When you hibernate your computer, power is cut off from different components, such as your RAM, to prevent your system from using power while in this state.<\/p>\n

Thus, if you were using your PC and wanted to step out quickly, you could enable Hibernate on Windows 10\/11 .<\/p>\n

First, your PC will boot up faster<\/a> when you do so. And second, only a trickle of battery life would have been used.<\/p>\n

Is Hibernation Risky?<\/h2>\n

While there are minor concerns about hibernation, they are not significant enough to make you stop the practice entirely.<\/p>\n

The only downside that you may notice is slow performance at startup when your computer loads the \u2018snapshot\u2019 onto the RAM.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s always a good idea to shut down your computer occasionally to improve its lifespan.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccc Also read: <\/b>Laptop Lifespan: Why You Should Definitely Shut Down Your PC Every Night<\/a><\/p>\n

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Difference Between Hibernation and Sleep Mode<\/h2>\n

Hibernation and Sleep Mode are often considered to be similar in the sense that both of them are conditions of \u2018half asleep, half awake\u2019 computers.<\/p>\n

Yes, both are functions for shutting down computers without shutting them down completely. But they are also different from each other.<\/p>\n

The biggest difference between hibernation and Sleep Mode in Windows 10\/11 is the state of inactivity.<\/p>\n

Choosing the hibernate power option means your computer is almost completely turned off, which is why it uses up so little battery life.<\/p>\n

But Sleep Mode essentially puts the computer on \u2018standby,\u2019 keeping your apps open.<\/p>\n

A second notable difference between Hibernation Mode and Sleep Mode in Windows 10\/11 is that hibernation saves the snapshot of your computer state to the hard disk.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Sleep Mode saves the snapshot to your RAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccc Also read: <\/b>How to Stop Apps from Running in the Background on Windows 10 PC?<\/a><\/p>\n

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How to Enable \u2018Hibernate\u2019 on Windows 10\/11<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that we have defined the hibernation function in Windows 10\/11 and differentiated it from Sleep Mode, how do you enable it? Not all Windows computers have hibernation enabled as a default power option. In computers with this function enabled by default, you will find it alongside the Restart and Sleep Mode functions in the Power menu.<\/p>\n

However, for the majority of PCs, you have to activate the hibernation function yourself, after which it will be included in the Windows Power menu.<\/p>\n

Once activated, you can click the power icon and select Hibernate or go to the Control Panel window and prompt your computer to hibernate whenever you press the power button or close the lid.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s show you the different ways to activate the Hibernate option.<\/p>\n

Solution 1: Enabling the hibernate function via control panel<\/h3>\n

Control Panel is the most common route for enabling the hibernation function. This method leads you to the Power Options<\/a> on your Windows PC, allowing you to determine how to use available options to turn on the hibernate function.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccc Also read: <\/b>[FIXED] \u201cThere Are Currently No Power Options Available\u201d Windows Issue<\/a><\/p>\n

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Follow these steps:<\/p>\n