Troubleshooting Hibernation Problems
On your Windows Vista computer, you may encounter computer hibernation problems when the option to Hibernate is not available in the:- Start menu
- Shut Down Windows box-opens when you press Alt + F4.
- Power button menu-available in the secure desktop when you log off Windows Vista.
The issue may occur when:
- You ran Disk Cleanup utility that removed the Hibernation File Cleaner.
- Your PC does not support hibernation.
- The feature is disabled on your system.
- Hybrid Sleep feature is enabled on the system.
To resolve this issue, you first need to determine whether your computer supports the hibernate feature or not. For this, perform the following tasks.
- Open Start menu and in the Start Search box type command.
- In the Programs list, right-click on Command Prompt and then select Run as administrator.
- If prompted, type your administrative password, and select Continue.
- In the Command Prompt window, type the powercfg /a command and press Enter.
The following sleep states are available on this system: Standby (S3) Hibernate
The following sleep states are not available on this system:
Standby (S1)
Standby (S2)
The system firmware does not support this standby state.
Note: The states mentioned as available and not available depend on the hardware of your computer.
- As the above output shows that Hibernate option is available on the system, type the powercfg /hibernate on command and press Enter to enable hibernate feature on your system.
- Type Exit to close the command prompt window.
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