how do I change Windows 11 hibernation settings?

Question

My computer is set to sleep whether on battery or plugged in for all the options, but after it has been sleeping for a while it automatically hibernates. I have not set it to ever hibernate and it is constantly plugged in. How do I change this?

Answer 1

Hi @Sam-SF ,

Thank you for posting question to Microsoft Q&A.

According to this issue, please help me to double-check on these options:

1. Windows Settings > System > Power & Battery
2. Also, in Power & Battery, please also check on this:
3. Search for "Control Panel" > Power Options > check all 4 options from the left-side menu to see if it matches with Windows Settings.
4. Select "Change plan settings" on the Power Plan which is active > Change Advanced Power Settings > Turn off hard disk after.... (this could prevent the computer from hibernating).

I hope this could help you on modifying the hibernation settings. After double-checking those options above, it's better to restart your computer once to see if the settings are still applied.

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