unlike windows 7 that has the hibernation option exhibited at the
shut-down power options, windows 8 has not, although it is enabled,
it's hidden by default on the new Metro style power menu.
This tip am to show off is in two methods: 1. To hibernate using the
command prompt.
2. To add the hibernate option to the shut-down power option.
Fistly, using the command prompt , you
can hibernate by typing in
shutdown.exe -h
Lastly, to display
the Hibernate option next to
the Sleep, Shutdown and
Restart options. Steps are:
=> Open the Start
Screen and type in
powercfg.cpl and
click the Enter key.
=> On the Power
Options screen,
select choose what
the power buttons do
on the side menu.
=> Select Change
settings that are
currently
unavailable.
=> Scroll to the bottom
of the window and
tick Hibernate.
=> Click Save changes.
Now your Power
menu will also have a
hibernate option listed amongst others.
For more tips or encountered any difficulty, kindly use the comment box.
Thank you!
shut-down power options, windows 8 has not, although it is enabled,
it's hidden by default on the new Metro style power menu.
This tip am to show off is in two methods: 1. To hibernate using the
command prompt.
2. To add the hibernate option to the shut-down power option.
Fistly, using the command prompt , you
can hibernate by typing in
shutdown.exe -h
Lastly, to display
the Hibernate option next to
the Sleep, Shutdown and
Restart options. Steps are:
=> Open the Start
Screen and type in
powercfg.cpl and
click the Enter key.
=> On the Power
Options screen,
select choose what
the power buttons do
on the side menu.
=> Select Change
settings that are
currently
unavailable.
=> Scroll to the bottom
of the window and
tick Hibernate.
=> Click Save changes.
Now your Power
menu will also have a
hibernate option listed amongst others.
For more tips or encountered any difficulty, kindly use the comment box.
Thank you!