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Hybrid sleep is a combination of sleep and hibernation usually for a desktop computer.

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Windows 10 PC can Hibernate and Restart, but not Shutdown or Sleep

I have a PC (Intel i5-6500 CPU in a Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI motherboard) that was running Windows 7 fine for 5+ years, but after a clean install of Windows 10 has seemingly endless shutdown/sleep ...
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Windows 11 system keeps sleeping

My fully-updated Windows 11 Pro system keeps turning itself off or going into sleep or hibernation mode. I'm not technically sure which because I'm not a regular Windows user. It is a virtually fresh ...
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Where is the data stored during sleep mode when it switches to hibernation [duplicate]

When I put my laptop in sleep mode , after a long period of time it shuts down. If I turn it on , the previous state of my machine is there. So my question is, where is the state of the machine stored?...
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Sometimes, sleep mode asks for a PIN. Other times, it doesn't. Why?

After I got a new Windows 11 laptop, I noticed that when I close the lid, the computer can still charge USB devices and do other things. It's nice, as I don't think my old, pre-Windows 11 laptop could ...
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Not able to set Hibernate time?

Recently bought a new laptop Asus TUF Gaming F15. Problem that i am facing is that after i put my laptop to sleep, it automatically shuts down after an hour or so(it basically hibernates). Tried to ...
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Remove hiberfil.sys on a system that doesn't support hibernation

I upgraded my computer to Intel Xeon 2388G + SuperMicro x12STH-F. I did not reinstall the OS - Windows 10 Pro. Sleep is not supported on my new system(I'm not 100% sure of that - could be result of ...
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How to enable "Safe Sleep" mode on a Windows PC

Mac computers, running MacOS, offer a feature which Apple calls "safe sleep": "Every time the Mac goes to sleep, the current state of the computer is saved to the drive, including all ...
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what is this hybrid sleep mode? My computer simply cannot sleep

So recently I noticed that my PC just does not want to go to sleep when I click start - sleep mode. The only thing that happens is that monitor becomes blank but all fans are still running at the same ...
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Regedit solution to activate sleep states on Windows 10 (gpedit.msc unavailable)

ETA: to clarify, my sleep settings S1, S2, S3, and hybrid sleep are disabled when viewed through the command prompt using powercfg /a: The following sleep states are available on this system: ...
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Hybrid Sleep not available with WSL2?

System: Windows 10 x64 Pro Ryzen 5900X on X570 Motherboard I am using Docker for Windows and WSL2 on my system. I noticed that in the power options I am unable to enable Hybrid Sleep, even though ...
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Windows 10 closes all apps and folders in sleep/hybernation despite correct settings

I've reinstalled windows last Sunday and everything went smooth. Fresh install from a Microsoft ISO onto a Lenovo Legion 5 laptop (Ryzen 7 RTX2060). I'm using Windows 10 Home version 20H2 What I ...
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Resume from sleep and retain state

Up until I recently reinstalled a new copy of windows 10 I could put my PC into sleep, turn off the power at the mains but then I could turn the power on again, restart my PC and it would resume in ...
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windows 10 does not go to sleep

I have always been able to put my pc to sleep and so I can continue where I left. But after recent updates from Microsoft, I am unable to put my pc to sleep. I press Sleep and it goes to sleep but ...
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Wake on LAN doesn't work when power down from Windows

I'm attempting to use Wake on Lan turn on my Windows 10 computer from miles away, and I've gotten it to work when the computer is in sleep or hibernate mode, but not after it has been shut down. If I ...
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PC kills network connection in sleep mode and outlook doesn't work

I'm having an issue where my PC goes to sleep and the network nic dies and doesn't connect to internet. Outlook stops working until the machine gets restarted after waking up from deep sleep mode... ...
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How to permanently disable hibernation on Windows 10? [duplicate]

I want to use Wake-On-Lan for my working machine (it is a desktop machine). But it only works when the machine is in S3 (Stand By) state. It won't work in Hibernation or Hybrid Sleep state. So I have ...
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Win10 workstation randomly wakes up

I usually leave my workstation PC in sleep mode instead of shutting it down. While often everything works as intended, sometimes the machine boots up without input (no wake on LAN, no key press). I ...
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New ASUS desktop seems to go into a sort of sleep mode overnight

I have a brand new ASUS desktop (model G11CD0 Intel Core i5 16 GB, NVIDIA GTX1060, 512 GB SSD, 1 TB HDD. I like to leave the thing on overnight or for days at a time so I can use my Team Viewer to ...
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Windows PC running automatically after putting to sleep

So I have Windows 10, and something weird started happening to my PC. It can't be put into sleep mode it just turning screen black for one second and keep running again, is there anyway I can debug ...
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PC does not wake up from hibernation/hybrid sleep

Every time my Desktop PC goes into hibernation or hybrid sleep, I'm unable to resume it. To make a fresh boot I have to disconnect it from power source for about 10 seconds and then turn on. ...
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Track down system inavailability event on MacOS El Capitan

We have a Mac Pro tower with El Capitan on it. We use it as a build machine for our Apple development. Almost everyday team viewer starts to show the machine as unavailable. Build agent for our CI ...
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Is Hybrid Sleep the same in Linux as in Windows?

I see a question about this on Windows. Also here: " When you put the computer into a hybrid sleep state, it writes out all its RAM to the hard drive (just like a hibernate), and then goes into a ...
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Windows 10 Sleep mode, turn off power, start up again

I have a desktop pc with windows 10 installed. I'm using sleep mode to power the pc down and have all programs active again after I power it up again. This works great, but if I shutdown the power to ...
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Is it absolutely safe to turn off a computer in hybrid sleep mode?

In Windows 7 there's a hybrid sleep mode, in which the contents of memory is saved on disk and maintained in RAM as well. My question is can I be absolutely sure that nothing will go wrong when I cut ...
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Converted Windows 7 to UEFI, now fails to do hybrid sleep

I have two hard drives, 3TB and 2TB. 2TB drive uses MBR, 3TB uses GPT. My Windows 7 OS is installed in the 2TB hard drive. I wanted to try out Elementary OS so I installed it on the 3TB drive in UEFI ...
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Unable to wake computer from sleep/hibernate

Samsung Chronos 7 laptop (Intel core i7) running Windows 8.1 Issue: laptop won't wake from sleep/hibernate with hibernate the display does not shut off, screen black, unable to wake with sleep (and ...
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Windows 10 STOP error after Hibernation and Fast Boot

I've noticed that recently my Windows 10 Pro computer will BSOD upon startup, but only after a Hybrid / "Fast" Shutdown, or Hibernation. It will also bluescreen after being woken from Hybrid Sleep if ...
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Windows resumed from sleep normaly after BSOD

I resumed windows from hybrid-sleep and it worked for a few seconds then crashed so I turned it off and turned it on about 2 hours later but instead of 'starting windows' as expected, it resumed ...
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RDP to Windows 7 is stuck on Welcome screen after wake-on-lan from sleep

I am trying to set up wake-on-lan for my office desktop (Windows 7 Enterprise). I want it to sleep when I am not there, unless I wake it up remotely and use it in a remote desktop session. Things ...
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Hibernated Windows 8 does not boot (Dell Inspiron 15)

I recently installed Linux Mint 15 along with my Windows 8 (probably 8.1, I cannot remember if I updated it or not). I remember some time ago I restarted Linux and as the DELL logo appeared I pressed ...
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Light sleep for Win 8 Laptops

Is there some program allowing custom Sleeping configuration in Windows 8 on laptop? I would like to set up these options: turning off CPU turning off Fan turning off HDD turning off screen keeping ...
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How to disable Connected Standby in Windows 8?

I have a tablet that runs Windows 8 Pro. Microsoft came up with a new power mode that they call Connected Standby, in which evidently all non-Metro apps are suspended when the tablet is put in a lower ...
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Windows 8 with multiple screens: Main screen does not wake up

I am having an issue like few others with computer not waking up from sleep. However I noticed slight difference, I run 2 screens and when I move the mouse or press something on the keyboard, 2nd ...
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How do I tell if my computer supports hibernation?

In Windows Vista, there is regular Hibernation as well as a Hybrid Sleep mode. These features can be found and enabled in the Power Options dialog (advanced settings). For some reason, I don't have ...
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Using sleep mode to trigger hybernate mode

I wanted to set up my computer so that if i put it in sleep for more then 20 min, it will go into hibernate mode automatically. My hope was to use some sort of event trigger on window's Event ...
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Does Windows use hybrid sleep by default?

I'm on Windows 7, and I've got "Enable hybrid sleep" set to "On" in the setting of my power plan. Does it mean that Windows puts my computer into hybrid sleep mode every time I click "Sleep" in the ...
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Does a previously sleeping Windows PC automatically resume after power loss?

I have Hybrid sleep active which makes it so the computer sleeps and remains powered on in a low-power state while also creating a hibernation backup file. If I leave my machine in this state and the ...
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Windows 8 won't sleep anymore

I have a Sony VAIO Windows 8 Laptop. At some point, after playing around with various things, it wouldn't go into sleep mode anymore, that is, when I pushed the power button or selected "Sleep" from ...
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Vista Hibernation-How does it work [closed]

I was just wondering something, I know when you go into sleep mode with vista, it writes everything to disk and powers down, and when you power up it returns it all to the RAM, but what I was ...
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Intel's "Rapid Start Technology" vs Hybrid Sleep, is there a point on desktop? [closed]

From reading Intel's docs it sounds like this "technology" does the same thing as regular Windows' Hibernate, but it saves less data, which supposedly on start up has to read smaller "hibernation" ...
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How to script the Windows 7 'sleep' command

To clarify, when I'm talking about 'Sleep' I mean Hybrid Sleep, i.e. save the contents of RAM to the hibernation file and then go in to Standby mode. I have this working perfectly fine via the start ...
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Windows 8 does not wake from sleep

Windows 8 does not wake from sleep for me, I have this issue on 2/3 rigs. When in sleep mode, pressing the mouse, keyboard and power buttons don't so anything Bios update did not help Motherboards: ...
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Why am I having issues waking up my machine (and how to debug)?

Recently I switched from buying off the shelf machines to building at work (building AMD FX-6100 or FX-8100. Older ones are A8 series or Phenom II, with Windows 7 Pro). Without going in to the details ...
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How do I make a Windows 7 laptop really sleep

We have a Windows 7 laptop in our household (Asus 9000 series). I like it that you can put it Windows into hibernate mode. I configured it to hibernate when the lid closed. This worked perfectly on ...
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What will the laptop do if I close the lid when plugged in then unplug it after I've closed the lid?

If my laptop is set to "do nothing when I close the lid when plugged in" and "hibernate when I close the lid when on battery, what will the laptop do if I close the lid when plugged in then unplug it ...
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How to Choose Hybrid Sleep?

I don't want my default sleep action to be hybrid sleep, but occasionally I want to use hybrid sleep. How do I tell Windows, "go into hybrid sleep"? Note: I am not asking for the "...
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Windows 7 crashes after putting PC into hybrid sleep mode

I just built my new PC 2 days ago. It works extremely well, except that it can't go into hybrid sleep mode. My PC is running Windows 7 Professional X64 With hybrid sleep allowed, when I click sleep, ...
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What is the hotkey to put my Windows to sleep?

My keyboard doesn't have power-related keys. I would like to enter the hybrid sleep using the keyboard and only with a minimum of keystrokes. If there is none, how do I bind a hotkey to it?
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Hibernate from start menu without disabling hybrid sleep?

It's not something I do often, but yesterday I had to pop out unplanned for a while - a little too long to leave the PC sat on or asleep - and wanted to save what I was in the middle of doing by ...
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Can no longer login to workstation locally after RDP session

My Windows 7 system (Dell XPS 420) is not letting me login to the console after one or more Remote Desktop sessions. When I "jiggle the mouse" to wake the system, nothing happens -- the monitor stays ...
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