{"id":69287,"date":"2024-01-04T18:03:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=69287"},"modified":"2024-01-04T18:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:35:09","slug":"hiberfile-type-not-support-hibernation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/hiberfile-type-not-support-hibernation\/","title":{"rendered":"Powercfg: The hiberfile type does not support hibernation"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open the Power and sleep buttons and lid settings in Power Options, the Hibernate option may be missing from the dropdown.<\/p>\n

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However, the “Fast Startup” option may be available.<\/p>\n

When you run Powercfg \/AVAILABLESLEEPSTATES<\/strong> or Powercfg \/A<\/strong> to report the sleep states available on the system, the output may contain the following line:<\/p>\n

Hibernate\n\nThe hiberfile type does not support hibernation<\/pre>\n
\"hibernate<\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The output “The hiberfile type does not support hibernation” is shown if the hibernation is set to “Reduced” mode. In “Reduced” mode, hibernation is disabled, but “Fast Startup” is available. For more information, see the article How to Disable Hibernation Without Disabling Fast Startup<\/a><\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
To enable hibernation, open an admin Command Prompt<\/a> and run the following commands:<\/p>\n
powercfg \/hibernate \/type full\n\npowercfg \/hibernate on<\/pre>\n
That’s it. The Hibernation feature is now enabled.<\/p>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> Restore “Hibernate” to the Start Menu in Windows 10 or 11<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[106,394,395],"class_list":["post-69287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-command-prompt","tag-power-options","tag-powercfg"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4868,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/disable-hibernation-without-disabling-fast-startup\/","url_meta":{"origin":69287,"position":0},"title":"How to Disable Hibernation Without Disabling Fast Startup","author":"Ramesh","date":"December 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Fast Startup is a feature in Windows 8 and 10, which speeds up the boot process significantly. 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