you might disable hibernation in Power Options too, but the hyberfil.sys file will continue taking up storage space.

What Is Hibernation in Windows 10?

In that way, hibernation saves you time that you’d otherwise spend opening each document or app manually.

Select “Command Prompt (Admin).” in the menu.

Related:Is Hibernating Your PC Bad for Your SSD?

Why Disable Hibernate in Windows 10?

One reason to disable hibernation is that you want to reclaim the storage space used by the hibernation file.

Enter a command to turn off hibernation.

Another reason to disable hibernate is that you mayhave a specific driver issue.

Some drivers don’t work well with hibernation, causing various issues on your PC.

Turning off hibernation can fix those issues.

Select “Power Options” in the menu.

Using Command Prompt

Launch a Command Prompt windowwith admin rights on your PC.

Do this byright-clickingthe “Start” menu icon and choosing “Command Prompt (Admin).”

In the “User Account Control” prompt, select “Yes.”

Choose “Additional Power Settings” on the right.

choose the “Change configs That Are Currently Unavailable” option.

This ensures you’re free to deselect the hibernation option.

On the same page, in all the drop-down menus, ensure “Hibernate” is not selected.

Select “Choose What the Power Buttons Do” on the left.

Then, in the “Shutdown prefs” section, uncheck the “Hibernate” option.

stash your tweaks by selecting “Save Changes” at the bottom.

Now, next to your active power plan, choose “Change Plan controls.”

Turn off hibernation and select “Save Changes."

(Your active plan is denoted by a checkmarked radio button.)

On the page that opens, select “Change Advanced Power tweaks.”

You’ll see a “Power Options” window.

Select “Change Plan Settings."

Here, expand Sleep > Hibernate After.

In both “On Battery” and “Plugged In” menus, enter0.

This will make these menus say “Never” (which means to never use hibernation).

Choose “Change Advanced Power Settings."

Then, store your changes by selecting “Apply” followed by “OK” at the bottom.

That’s it, your PC won’t hibernate anymore.

While you’re optimizing your Windows 10 PC, consideringdisabling fast startuptoo.

Disable hibernation and select “Apply” and “OK."

And if you’re thinking about upgrading from Windows 10, learnhow you might disable hibernation in Windows 11too.

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