Sunday, October 19, 2008

How to re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows 2008 or Vista

The Hibernation option is enabled by default the Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed.

It can be re-enabled using following steps:

1) Run as Administrator the command line program, from start search box menu type cmd and in result right click in Command Promt and click Run as Administrator
2) Type powercfg /hibernate on
3) Press Enter
4) The Hibernation will be on

Also you can review other details in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920730/

How to disable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows 2008 or Vista

The Hibernation option is enabled by default the Hiberfil.sys hidden system file is located in the root folder of the drive where the operating system is installed.

It can be disabled using following steps:

1) Run as Administrator the command line program, from start search box menu type cmd and in result right click in Command Promt and click Run as Administrator
2) Type powercfg /hibernate off
3) Press Enter
4) The Hibernation will be off

Also you can review other details in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920730/