Many times we need to power off our computer by not letting it consume the battery. Hibernation does the same, it allows us to shut down the computer by saving open apps status to the hard disk so that when next time start up the computer from Hibernate Mode it will take less time than starting up from the shutdown.

How to enable Hibernate Mode on your PC

Step 1: If you look at the power menu on your PC, then there probably are three options available: Sleep, Shut down, and Restart. 

 

Step 2: To add Hibernate button to your power menu go to your Control Panel and choose Power Options.

 

Step 3: In the Power Options you click on what the power option does

 

Step 4: You can see an option called Change settings that are currently unavailable, click on that.

 

Step 5: Here you will find the Hibernate checkbox as shown in the image below, check the check box and click on save changes.

 

Step 6: Now the option for Hibernate will be available in the power menu.

 

Next time instead of Shutting Down your PC, or putting it in Sleep Mode you can do Hibernate.

How is Hibernate mode different from Sleep mode?

Answer:

Sleep Mode saves the open apps and or unsaved files to the RAM, which allows you to open them from where they were left. As RAM consumes the battery when in sleep mode your computer’s battery will be shrinking.

Hibernate Mode works similarly to the Sleep mode, the only difference is Hibernate Mode saves the open apps and unsaved files to the Hard disk. Now when next time you will open your computer those files are brought back to the RAM and you will see all the unsaved files and open apps again. As Hibernate Mode saves the data to the Hard disk, no battery is consumed for maintaining the status of unsaved files and open apps when the PC is in Hibernation mode.