Did you notice missing Hibernate option in Windows 8.1? It's replaced by Sleep. Though that it's not same as Hibernate. Sleep - turns PC or tablet down to a lower power mode. Hibernate - completely powers off device, but saves your work for the next power on. How to enable missing Hibernate option in Windows 8.1? Right click on a battery in Taskbar > Power Options > Choose what the power button does > Change settings that are unavailable > select Hibernate > Save. If hibernate is missing from available selections. You can still enable it by adding extra line to Windows registry. Hidden Content: **Hidden Content: To see this hidden content your post count must be 1 or greater.** Bonus: Useful Windows command line commands for testing: enable hibernation and manually enter hibernation mode. Code: powercfg.exe /h on shutdown.exe /h
Thanks for this. --- Double Post Merged, Feb 18, 2015 --- I would like to enable that i could enable hibernation for the power button. But there I still cannot choose hibernation. Right click on a battery in Taskbar > Power Options > Choose what the power button does > Change settings that are unavailable > select Hibernate > Save.