How to Turn Hibernation On or Off in Windows 10
You access hibernation options through Windows 10’s power & sleep settings. Here’s where to find them.
How to Add Hibernate to the Power Menu
A third way to turn on hibernation mode (along with using the power button or closing the lid on your laptop) is to add it to the Power menu along with options like Shut Down and Restart. Here’s how.
What’s the Difference Between Hibernate and Sleep?
Hibernate and sleep are lower-power modes that save your laptop’s battery when you’re not using it. However, Hibernate turns off even more of a computer’s functions to preserve as much energy as possible. Both modes deactivate the monitor, spin down the hard drive, and return you to where you left off when you wake the computer back up. But it would be best if you didn’t use hibernation as often as sleep for a few reasons; the main one is that it takes a computer way longer to come back from this state. You should only hibernate if you want to save battery while keeping your computer active (instead of shutting it down) and know you’ll be away from a wall outlet or charging cable for a while.
