How to Enable Hibernate Option in Windows 8

The four power options shutdown, restart, sleep and hibernate are the part and parcel of Microsoft operating systems, but in their latest OS, which is Windows 8 they have only displayed three of them leaving the hibernate option disabled. If you are of those users who like to add the hibernate option to your windows 8 power options than simply follow this tutorial because in this article we will be guiding you step by step procedure of how to enable hibernate option in windows 8.

How to Enable Hibernate Option in Windows 8

• First, you have to access the power menu settings on windows 8. There are no of ways to access it easiest one is to press windows icon +w then go to control panel >> Power options.
• Now on the left of the screen see and click on “choose what the power buttons do”
• Now click on “change settings that are currently unavailable”
• After that scroll down to the bottom of window to locate the shutdown settings section. Now in shutdown settings section put a tick in check box which placed besides hibernate.
• Now hit save settings button

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Congratulations, you have successfully enabled the hibernate option in windows 8. Now each time you visit the power menu, you will see the hibernation option there.

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