When you open Power Options, only the Balanced plan will be shown. Other schemes, such as “High performance,” “Ultimate,” and “Power Saver,” may be missing. This is normal on systems that support Modern Standby (S0 Low Power Idle).Read more
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Powercfg: The hiberfile type does not support hibernation
When you open the Power and sleep buttons and lid settings in Power Options, the Hibernate option may be missing from the dropdown. However, the “Fast Startup” option may be available. When you run Powercfg /AVAILABLESLEEPSTATES or Powercfg /A to report the sleep states available on the system, the output may contain the following line: … Read more
Can I move Hibernation file (hiberfil.sys) to another drive?
When you hibernate your computer, the system dumps the entire memory contents to a file named hiberfil.sys in the system root folder. It’s a hidden & system file whose default size is 40 percent of total physical memory (RAM) on a Windows 10 computer. The fast startup feature also uses hibernation technology and the hiberfil.sys file.
If the physical memory on our computer is 16 GB, the default size of hiberfil.sys would be 6.4 GB. Many users, especially those who use a small-capacity SSD drive for the Windows partition, may be wondering if they can move hiberfil.sys from the system root folder to a different drive (like moving the pagefile.sys) to free up disk space on the system drive.Read more
Switch Power Plans Quickly via Desktop Right-click Menu in Windows 10
Switching power plans require you to open Power Options applet from Control Panel, or from the Start button’s right-click menu which can also accessed by pressing Win + X. This post tells you how to switch power plans using command-line or shortcut, which you can also implement in the context menu if you use it frequently.Read more
How to Disable Hibernation Without Disabling Fast Startup
Fast Startup is a feature in Windows 8 and 10, which speeds up the boot process significantly. With the Fast Startup feature enabled by default, when the user shuts down the computer, what happens under the hood is a hybrid shutdown sequence.Read more