How To Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 8

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 Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 8

The bottom right hand hot corner presents power settings. If you do not see the hibernate option there, then it probably means that it is disabled or not active. Following steps should be performed to enable hibernate option in W8.
First thing first, you need to edit registry to see whether the Hibernate option has been disabled by default or not. In order to do that, you should navigate to following path
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
Note: Always backup registry before you perform any task. It could make or break your device. Having a backup in the handy place will always help in rollback any changes (read mess) you made.
Step 1: Press WinKey + R to open run command.
regedit run command
Step 2: Type regedit and press enter button.
Step 3: This will open a registry editor module in the separate window. Now navigate to the below path.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
Step 4: As displayed in the right hand pane (check below screenshot), look for the option called HibernateEnabled. If the value of this registry entry is 0, then it means it is disabled. You should right click and modify the entry to 1. This will enable hibernate mode in Windows 8.
enable hibernate through registry
Step 5: One again, check the power option from the bottom right hot corner. If you still aren’t finding Hibernate option, then perform the following steps.
Step 6: In case, if the hibernate option is not present, it indicates that you need to change power settings.
Step 7: Go to Control panel –> Hardware and Sound –> Power Options. You will find something similar to this.
power options
Step 8: Select a ‘Choose what the power buttons do’ from the left hand menu option. It should bring something like this.
change power settings
Step 9: You will find blurred out option. In order to enable them click on ‘Change settings that are currently unavailable‘ option as highlighted in the screenshot.
Step 10: Now from there, select the Hibernate option. Save the changes. It should bring the Hibernate option in the power button as shown below. There is no need to restart for this operation to perform.
enable hibernate option
hibernate option enabled
Isn’t it a piece of cake? Have you lost us somewhere in between or have you any trouble understanding the steps above? Let us know, so we can help you out to enable Hibernate option on Windows 8.

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