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How can one Enable Hibernate in Windows 11 since the newest updates in May of 2024?

Anonymous
2024-05-21T03:34:21+00:00

I noticed many changes to the power settings interfaces lately, and I cannot find the option to enable hibernation Any help would be appreciated.

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  1. John Jefferson Doyon 66,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-05-21T04:17:50+00:00

    Hi Bradford, I am John J.D., a fellow Microsoft user like you.

    I understand your frustration, and I'm here to help. There don't seem to be any known updates affecting the Power Options settings in the Control Panel. Is that the section you're looking at?

    You can enable the Hibernate option by going to the Control Panel. Here are the steps:

    > Press Search, type "control panel," and select it from the results.

    > Select "System and Security."

    > In the Power Options section, select "Change what the power buttons do."

    > Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable."

    > Check the box next to "Hibernate" to enable it.

    > Click "Save changes."

    When you follow these steps, do you see the option to enable Hibernate?

    If not, could you attach a screenshot in your next response?

    John J.D.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-06-04T08:43:18+00:00

    Found the answer myself, and it was down to me thinking "Settings" was the same as "Control Panel"

    IT'S NOT!

    So starting from:

    > Press Search, type "control panel," and select it from the results.
    > Select "System and Security." If there is one. If like me you find no "System and Security" option! then just do a control panel search (top right hand corner of the window) for "change what the power buttons do". You only have to type "change wha" before the results are filtered to what you want.
    > In the Power Options section, select "Change what the power buttons do." ****
    > Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable."
    > Check the box next to "Hibernate" to enable it. You can also set up your device so it will "Hibernate" on "Closing the lid" and or "Pressing the button" for both battery and plugged-in power options.
    > Click "Save changes."

    Why make it so hard Microsoft?

    There doesn't appear to be a way of getting to these options from "Settings" so how are users supposed to know where to go to set which particular thing?

    This whole Settings/Control Panel thing needs sorting out!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-22T21:27:24+00:00

    Hey,
    hope it's not too late!
    click start, type (CMD) and run it as administrator.
    type powercfg.exe /hibernate on and then hit enter.

    it will fix it.

    tell me if the problem didn't resolve.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-31T07:19:18+00:00

    Hi John

    Do I have a different version of Windows 11?

    You can enable the Hibernate option by going to the Control Panel. Here are the steps:
    > Press Search, type "control panel," and select it from the results.
    > Select "System and Security." there is no "System and Security" option! there is a "System" option and a "Privacy & Security" option.
    > In the Power Options section, select "Change what the power buttons do." Under neither of the above sections is there a "Change what the power buttons do." option
    > Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable."
    > Check the box next to "Hibernate" to enable it.
    > Click "Save changes."

    in fact searching Control Panel for "Power Buttons" or indeed "Hibernate" returns 'No results for...'

    Anyone have any ideas?

    I have a Lenovo Yoga 7i

    regards

    Martin

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-25T21:13:39+00:00

    No. I cannot find any way to get hold of hibernate

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