Computer FAQs & Tips

Before you start reading, please make sure you if your computer supports Hibernate feature.

Check if Hibernate option available

• Click Start
• Click Control Panel
• Double click on Power Options
  
• If Hibernate tab appear, mean your computer can hibernate

Enable Hibernation

• On the same window, click on Hibernate tab
• Tick Enable Hibernation (if already ticked, just leave it as is)

Now there are 2 ways to hibernate your computer.
Hibernate with Turn Off Options or Create the Hibernate shortcut
The easy and simple way is to create a shortcut link and keep it at your desktop. So you can hibernate your computer with just one click.

Decide on which option then go a head and make work, below is how:

Hibernate with Turn Off Options

1. Click Start
2. Click Turn Off Computer
3. You should see this
   
4. Press Shift key
5. You should see this
   
6. Click on Hibernate

Create Hibernate Shortcut Link

1. Go to you desktop (Windows key + D)
2. Right click
3. Select New > Shortcut
4. In field Type the location of the item: enter this line below
   %windir%System32rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState
5. Click Next
6. In field Type a name for this shortcut: enter Hibernate
7. Click Finish

Now you have a shortcut link icon on your desktop, when you are ready to hibernate your computer, just double click on it.
Note that, there won’t be any confirmation message. If you accidently double click on it, just wait until your computer is completely powere off, then just power it back on and it will take you to where you were and restore everything to the original state before hibernation.

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