Hibernation - Enable or Disable

How to Enable or Disable Hibernation in Vista

information   Information
If you accidentally wiped out the Hibernation file Cleaner in Disk Cleanup and caused your hybrid sleep or hibernate mode to stop working, then you accidentally disabled the hiberfil.sys file. By default, the size of the hiberfil.sys file is 75% of the total amount of installed RAM (memory) when hibernate is enabled in Vista.

For more information, see: Microsoft Help and Support: KB929658 and Microsoft Help and Support: KB928897

Note   Note
If you cleaned (disabled) this, all Hybrid and Hibernate settings will also be removed from the Advanced Power Options window. You will still be able to use normal Sleep mode though.

Tip   Tip
To set your computer to either use or not use Hybrid or Hibernate sleep mode, make sure that the Power Plan Options in steps 7 and 8 in STEP TWO here: How to Troubleshoot a Vista Sleep Mode Problem and Find a Solution, then either enable (use) or disable (not use) hibernation below.






METHOD ONE
Using an Elevated Command Prompt

2. Click on Continue in the UAC prompt.​
3. To Enable or Restore the Hibernation File
A) In the elevated command prompt, type powercfg -h on and press Enter. (See screenshot below step 4)​
B) Set the recommended settings for Hibernation in STEP TWO here.​
C) Go to step 5.​

4. To Disable or Remove the Hibernation File
NOTE: Using Disk Cleanup in METHOD TWO below is another way to disable or remove the hibernation file.​
A) In the elevated command prompt, type powercfg -h off and press Enter.​

5. Close the elevated command prompt when it is finished.​
NOTE: The Hibernation File Cleaner is now added back or removed from Disk Cleanup and the hibernate sleep mode is enabled or disabled again.​
Command_Prompt.jpg




METHOD TWO
Using Disk Cleanup

2. To Disable or Remove the Hibernation File
A) Check the Hibernation File Cleaner box and click OK. (See screenshot below)​
Disk_Cleanup.jpg

B) Click on Delete Files to confirm. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: Disk Cleanup will now delete the Hibernation file and close.​
Confirmation.jpg


That's it,
Shawn






 

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Is there any way to bring hibernation back if that hiberfil.sys file gets deleted, accidentally or on purpose? Short of a complete reinstall?
 

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SFC or repair install would work , right ? short of that, ya got me .
 

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Hmmm. SFC is a good idea.

I ask because I'm currently doing some research on this for a problem I have with hibernation, and have read that Windows puts that file in a reserved space at the beginning of your installation partition. So I got the impression that if it gets deleted (and then replaced by other files, since the whole point is to free up some space) that it couldn't be set back up since those other files would be taking up that space it needs. So I'm curious about if I'm right about that or if it can be put anywhere on the partition, or if once you delete it you're just out of luck.

I don't actually have this problem though, so I can't test out your SFC idea. Darn :)
 

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The other thing that comes to mind, is the extract files from the OEM or Install disk trick
 

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    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
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Is there any way to bring hibernation back if that hiberfil.sys file gets deleted, accidentally or on purpose? Short of a complete reinstall?

Hello Adam,

The hiberfil.sys file is only the file where memory is stored at when the system goes into hibernation. To restore it, you would just need to disable and enable hibernation to reset it. Afterwards, it will be restore the next time the system goes into hibernation. :)
 

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Oh ok, thanks Brink. I didn't think it would be that easy. It must have much less stringent rules for using it than the darn page file does.

And thanks to Yard Dog and Rich for the info about extracting the files, I had no idea you could do that!
 

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    4 GB
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    Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
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    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
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    Generic PnP Monitor (DPMS), 15.3" (34cm x 19cm)
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    Single built in fan
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    Touchpad, + Logitech wireless mouse (USB)
    Internet Speed
    ~150 kilobytes/sec DL
    Other Info
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You're most welcome Adam.

Nar, you could pretty much do the same with the page file except it requires a restart after each off/on. :)
 

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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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Well I'll be darned. Here I was thinking that these two files could hardly be looked at without causing some sort of system failure.
 

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    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor (DPMS), 15.3" (34cm x 19cm)
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Internal 320 GB
    Portable 320 GB used for separate storage of media, plugged into USB port as needed.
    Cooling
    Single built in fan
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touchpad, + Logitech wireless mouse (USB)
    Internet Speed
    ~150 kilobytes/sec DL
    Other Info
    Usually have low HD free space left (<10 GB), often left on overnight. I really push its capabilities.
LOL, well that certainly could still be true though. ;)
 

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    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
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    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I've created a batch file to enable hibernation quickly and easily. Just save it and run it as an administrator by right clicking on it and clicking "Run as administrator".
 

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