what does Hibernating mean?

Hibernating is considered deep sleep. You can change the settings in your power profile in the control panel to stop the computer from hibernating. Please let me know if you would like some assistance in doing this. Thank you

Hibernation is a power saving state. When your computer hibernates, the contents of RAM are copied to a file on your hard drive called hiberfil.sys. Then, power to the RAM modules can be reduced to practically nothing.

When your computer comes back from hibernation ('wakes up') the contents of hiberfil.sys are copied back to RAM and thus you are right back where you started before hibernation began.

I've been hanging around here long enough to remember when there were huge fights (in the newsgroups that preceded this community forum) among people who felt strongly about the different power savings states available to a Windows computer. Even bigger fights among people who thought it was better to power off your computer altogether vs. using a power saving state. All of which shows you two things: 1) some people really need to get a life; and 2) the Bulldog has been hanging around for far too long.

Hi PRD> I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP, here to help you.

Hibernating is a deeper sleep where Windows writes the contents of the RAM to the Hiberfile and shut down. When it starts back up it should be much faster and replace everything on the desktop just like sleep. If it has problems the #1 suspect is the Display driver so first thing to try is to update that.

First unplug the PC and battery, press and hold power button for 30 seconds, the plug back in power and press power button once. What happens?

I will give you steps to access the Repair Mode to try all repairs to get Windows started, and if not to do the automated Reset or the superior Clean Install after rescuing your files. These steps don't cover possible hardware failure which might become apparent while performing the steps, so please report back as you go:

1. Use whichever method works in this link to access Advanced Startup Options: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-advanc.... Easiest may be to restart PC three times to trigger the Startup Options.
2. If none of the other methods work it may be necessary to Create Windows 10 Installation Media on another PC: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

Insert media, boot it by powering up PC while pressing the BIOS Boot Menu Key: https://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutor...

Choose the boot device as a UEFI device if offered, then on second screen choose Repair Your Computer. If the media won't boot you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI Setup (pressing key given in chart in link above) to turn off Fast Boot or Fast Startup first.

3. In the Advanced Troubleshooting options try to System Restore to a point before the problems began, Startup Repair, then if necessary from Startup Settings try to get into Safe Mode with Networking, or lastly Safe Mode.

If Startup Settings aren't available you can force Safe Mode from Command Prompt following Step 5 here: https://www.digitalcitizen.life/4-ways-boot-saf..., or using the command to unhide F8 Advanced Boot Options here: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/22455-enabl... where you can also try the old reliable Last Known Good Configuration.

4. From Safe Mode w/Networking work through the Windows 10 Install Integrity Checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get donehttp://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_10-performance/windows-10-performance-and-install-integrity/75529fd4-fac7-4653-893a-dd8cd4b4db00: If it doesn’t fix Windows enough to start it normally, then try a Windows 10 Refresh: https://www.howtogeek.com/265054/how-to-easily-...

Update your drivers from the PC's Support Downloads web page. Compare the latest drivers with the ones presently installed in Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start Menu. Make sure you have the latest BIOS, Chipset, Display (Video), Sound, USB3, Bluetooth, Network and all other drivers, or else download and install the latest now.

5. If Safe Mode doesn’t work or help stabilize things then return to Advanced Troubleshoot options. Next try Command Prompt to run through Windows 10 Install Integrity Checklist (above link) repair commands including sfc /scannow, DISM, a full Disk Check, or return to Troubleshoot options to Reset Your Windows 10 PC.
6. Better yet do the vastly superior Clean Install Windows 10 following the steps in this link to delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to get it cleanest: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...
7. There is a step to Rescue Files from the booted media Command Prompt first: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

These steps are excerpted from my tutorial that compiles everything possible for Troubleshooting Windows 10 Failure to Start: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki.... You can continue with the other steps there.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Hey PRDCOM,

Hibernating means it will take the current state from your memory (or storage that is used temporarily that is committed from your fixed storage, like your hard drive or solid state drive) and freeze it back to your hard drive or solid state drive, so that when you turn it back on, it'll be back to how it was before.

Can you go into detail about what's going on and what you've tried? Thanks.

Hi Michael61704

Tks yr reply.

Since I cannot get my computer to boot past the Hibernating message, how do I get to the control panel  power profile to chg settings?

B’gds

PRD