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When following the typical Windows 10 tutorials for enabling hibernation (e.g. this one), I've noticed that some options don't appear on my desktop. Is it because it might not have the same awareness hardware a laptop does? Or is there a hidden way somewhere that I'm not seeing?

Why is the Hibernate option not part of the default power options???

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  • why would I use hibernation on a desktop with Windows 10 when I can use sleep?
    – vssher
    Nov 25, 2019 at 18:30
  • "Why is the Hybernate option not part of the default power options???" - Because Hybernate isn't a valid option, the option is called Hibernate, but it can be disabled by your system administrator.
    – Ramhound
    Nov 25, 2019 at 18:35
  • @Ramhound, thanks, fixed the typo. In the answer I had it right, but here I had written it with a "y" for some reason.
    – psygo
    Nov 25, 2019 at 20:09
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    @vssher, Hibernate and Sleep are different things. When in hibernation, the computer actually shuts down. Power consumption and noise are much different under each option.
    – psygo
    Nov 25, 2019 at 20:11
  • Is this a personal computer or owned by a business? The biggest question with power states is always "does your hardware support it". Also, have you checked for and installed any updated drivers?
    – music2myear
    Nov 26, 2019 at 3:19

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From command prompt with administrator permissions: 

powercfg /hibernate on

Don't forget to check that you have enough space on your main drive, because everything in your RAM will be stored in your HD while your PC is hibernating.

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  • powercfg /hibernate on seems to superseed the GUI operation I've mentioned in my answer also.
    – psygo
    Nov 25, 2019 at 22:25
  • Difficult to say which answer is better, but I think I'll go with yours if you accept the edit or improve it in some other fashion. I had tried powercfg /hibernate on previously, but, for some reason, it hadn't worked out.
    – psygo
    Nov 25, 2019 at 22:29
  • Curiously, didn't work on its own this time (I think it worked previously for me) on Windows 10, had to actually also go and use the GUI the way Philippe's answer describes it.
    – mlvljr
    Mar 9, 2023 at 13:39
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Many guides are outdated, even some of Microsoft's own tutorials. This tutorial, however, seems to be spot-on:

  1. Look for Control Panel with your Windows bottom-left icon.
  2. Look for Power Options.
  3. Click on Choose what the power buttons do.
  4. Click on the admin-protected Change settings that are currently unavailable.
  5. The Hibernate option should now be available for you to enable.
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The only way I can activate it on the desktop is with a shortcut that executes the following command:

shutdown /h
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