Thursday, November 22, 2012

How to Enable Missing Hibernate Option in Windows 8 Power Menu?

 

1. Press "WIN+R" key combination to launch RUN dialog box then type powercfg.cpl and press Enter. It'll open Power Options window.

If you are on new Start Screen, type power and Windows will automatically search for the term and will show you the results.

If you are on Desktop, move your cursor to top-right corner of screen to access new Charms Bar. Now click on Search option and type power in search box.

2. Now click on Settings link given in right-sidebar of search results page and then click on "Change what the power buttons do" link given in the search results as shown in following screenshot:

2. Now click on "Choose what the power buttons do" link given in left sidebar.

3. Then click on "Change settings that are currently unavailable" link given at the top and scroll down to bottom.

4. You'll notice that "Hibernate" option is unchecked. Enable the option and apply the changes.

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5. That's it. It'll immediately add missing hibernate option in power menu of Windows 8 as shown in following screenshot:

Note : using the same screen you can remove "Lock" option which is shown when you click on your account picture at Start Screen or you can remove "Sleep" option from power menu.

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