Windows 10: Add or Remove Hibernate from Power menu in Windows 10

How to: Add or Remove Hibernate from Power menu in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Hibernate from Power menu in Windows 10


Hibernate is a power-saving state designed primarily for laptops, and might not be available for all PCs (PCs with InstantGo don't have the hibernate option). Hibernate uses less power than sleep and when you start up the PC again, youre back to where you left off (though not as fast as sleep). Use hibernation when you know that you won't use your laptop or tablet for an extended period and won't have an opportunity to charge the battery during that time.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove hibernate from showing in the Power menu for all users in Windows 10.

*Warning You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove hibernate in the Power menu.

*note Adding or removing hibernate from the Power menu will not disable hibernate.

*Warning If you disable hibernate, it will remove Hibernate from the Power menu. Hibernate cannot be added back to the Power menu until you enable hibernate.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using Power Options
• Option Two: Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using a REG file
• Option Three: Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using Local Group Policy Editor
• Option Four: Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu via Group Policy using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Hibernate in Power menu

*Arrow Alt+F4 Shut Down Windows




*Arrow Ctrl+Alt+Del




*Arrow Sign-in screen




*Arrow *Start Start menu




*Arrow Win+X Quick Link menu








OPTION ONE [/i] Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using Power Options
1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Power Options icon.

2. Click/tap on the Choose what the power buttons do link on the left side. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top. (see screenshot below)



4. If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.

5. Do step 6 (on) or step 7 (off) below for what you would like to do.


6. To Add Hibernate to Power menu
A) Check the Hibernate box under Shutdown settings, and click/tap on Save changes. (see screenshot below step 7)

*note If you have not already, you will need to enable hibernate to have the Hibernate checkbox listed under Shutdown settings.

7. To Remove Hibernate from Power menu
A) Uncheck the Hibernate box under Shutdown settings, and click/tap on Save changes. (see screenshot below)

*note If you disable hibernate, the Hibernate checkbox will not be listed under Shutdown settings.

Disabling hibernate will also remove hibernate from the Power menu.








OPTION TWO [/i] Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using a REG file

*note The .reg files below will modify the DWORD in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettings

ShowHibernateOption DWORD

0 = Remove
1 = Add


1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Hibernate in Power Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Hibernate_in_Power_menu.reg

Download
3. To Remove Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Hibernate_in_Power_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.





OPTION THREE [/i] Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu using Local Group Policy Editor

*note If enabled of disabled, this option will override and gray out Option One and Option Two.

The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Four below to set this policy.
1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)
*Arrow Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/File Explorer




3. In the right pane of File Explorer in Local Group Policy Editor, double click/tap on the Show hibernate in the power options menu policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4. Do step 5 (add), step 6 (remove), or step 7 (default) below for what you would like to do.


5. To Enable Show Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

7. To Disable Show Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)

8. Default Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Select (dot) Not Configured, click/tap on OK, and go to step 8 below. (see screenshot below)




8. When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.





OPTION FOUR [/i] Add or Remove Hibernate in Power Menu via Group Policy using a REG file

*note If enabled of disabled, this option will override and gray out Option One and Option Two.

The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry key below.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System

ShowHibernateOption DWORD

(delete) = default
1 = Add
0 = Remove


1. Do step 2 (add), step 3 (remove), or step 4 (default) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Enable Show Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Hibernate_to_power_menu_by_policy.reg

Download

3. To Disable Show Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Hibernate_from_power_menu_by_policy.reg

Download

4. Default Hibernate in Power Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Default_Not_Configured_Hibernate_power_menu_policy.reg

Download

5. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8. When finished, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Power Options don't work.

Does Hibernate work if you try choosing it from the Power menu above the Start button?

Add Hibernate to the Start Menu in Windows 10 - Winaero

If not follow
How to Enable Hibernate Mode in Windows 10

If the Hiberfile is corrupted it can cause this so disable Hibernate, restart PC and enable Hibernate again.

 

Need help with windows 10 sleep

When you set Sleep, Display and Hard drive to 1 minute, and Hibernate to 2 minutes in Advanced Settings and then sit back and observe, what happened? It should go to sleep, then after about a minute wake up momentarily and shut down to Hibernate. When
you power up it should say Resuming WIndows? Yes or No?

Test that Hibernate works correctly by using the button for it on the Power Options menu just above the Start button in Start Menu. If it's not there add it following

Add Hibernate to the Start Menu in Windows 10 - Winaero

In Power Options set Balanced Plan, in Plan Settings Restore Plan to Defaults, in Advanced Settings change Hibernate to time out after 60 minutes.

What is the lid programmed to do when you close it? Set it to Hibernate.

What happens now when you close the lid?

 

Hey David, *Smile

Not that I know of. They're available together in the user menu on Start, but Sign out is also in the Win+X "Shut down or sign out" menu.

If you like, you might see how the Power desktop context menu below may work for you for that.

Power - Add Cascading Desktop Context Menu in Windows 8

 

You're welcome. *Smile

 

Does not work with Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

Any ideas ?

 

Hello Jaburmester, *Smile

Please provide more details about what didn't work?

 

I tried everything above and still cannot get hibernate as shown below





If you see below you have no option for hibernate.





Hope someone can help.

 

It looks like you didn't enable hibernate first so that it will be an available option to add to the Power menu.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html

 

Hello Shawn

Very detailed and comprehensive tutorial as usual.

Isn't it so that in win 7 as soon as you enable hibernation the option in power menu appears automatically?

Guy

 

Hello Guy, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Nar, you'll need to add "Hibernate" to the power menu in Windows 7 as well.

 

Another great tutorial Brink, thank you.*Thumbs