Self-Hibernation when I'm trying to play a game.

Question

So I'm using an RTX4050 on Windows 11, and this occasionally just happens when I'm trying to play my games.
Now this never happened before because recently I've just upgraded it to 1TB from 512GB so when I went back to the place I upgraded my laptops storage from and mentioned about the issue and rechecked my laptop with them and everything was doing just fine and yes I have disabled hibernation mode's on my battery settings and lid closing settings but it still hibernates on occasional times.
So i must ask, How Do I Completely Turn Off Hibernation Mode!.

Answer 1

Thanks.

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That's what I suspected. I found it in the logs:

The system was hibernated due to a critical thermal event.
Hibernate Time = ‎2026-‎02-‎19T05:45:04.440337000Z
ACPI Thermal Zone = \_TZ.TZ01
_HOT = 373K

(373K is approximately 100°C)

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This means that it wasn't Windows deciding to hibernate via configuration, but rather entering "thermal protection mode". When the CPU or GPU reaches critical temperatures (in this case, around 100°C), the system may force hibernation to prevent permanent damage.

The ACPI Thermal Zone = \_TZ.TZ01 points to a thermal zone defined by the firmware (BIOS/UEFI). This zone may be associated with the CPU, but it can also monitor the GPU, chipset, or even the entire system. However, it is very likely to be the CPU, because in most laptops, the main thermal zone (TZ01) is linked to the processor.

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The next step would be to monitor temperatures in real time (CPU and GPU) during heavy use.

Several tools allow you to monitor the temperatures of your CPU and GPU. I recommend the free version of HWMonitor.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

The CPU and GPU temperatures only increase when they are used. So do something on your PC so that your CPU and GPU are used to the point that their temperature increases.

Just open HWMonitor for the information to be displayed. There is no need to set anything.

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Let me know the result.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

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Answer 2

Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

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The laptop may be entering hibernation even with the option disabled for several reasons, such as problems with outdated drivers or BIOS, battery or power issues, and even CPU or GPU overheating that forces the system to protect itself. Therefore, it is important to check the system logs to see if there is an event that recorded the reason for the occurrence.

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Please export and share the log for analysis:

1. Press Windows + X and select Event Viewer;
2. Expand Windows Logs and select System;
3. In the Actions panel on the right, select Filter Current Log;
4. In Event level, check the boxes Critical, Warning, and Error and click on Ok;
5. Again, in the Actions panel, select Save Filtered Log File As and save in an easily accessible place.

Then, upload the file to the cloud (OneDrive), choose to share it, and get the link.

Post the link to the file here so I can have a look.

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I await your reply.

Answer 3

To completely turn off hibernation mode on your Windows 11 laptop, you can follow these steps:

1. Press the Windows button on your keyboard to open the Start menu.
2. Search for cmd. In the search results, right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.
3. When prompted by User Account Control, select Continue.
4. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

powercfg.exe /hibernate off

5. Type exit and press Enter to close the Command Prompt window.

This command disables hibernation and should prevent your laptop from entering hibernation mode while playing games. Additionally, ensure that hybrid sleep is also disabled in your power settings to avoid any unexpected hibernation.

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References:

• How to disable and re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows
• Hibernate Once/Resume Many (HORM)
• Delivering a great startup and shutdown experience
• Adaptive Hibernate Overview
• Display, sleep, and hibernate idle timers