Hibernation should now be disabled on your system.
Press .
Word spread quickly through the company about John's expertise, and soon he was known as the go-to guy for all computer-related issues.
powercfg /h /size 50
dir C:\hiberfil.sys /a /h
But John didn't stop there. He began to explore more Command Prompt tricks and techniques, and soon he was automating tasks and streamlining processes across the company.
Re-run the status check:
Should hibernation be required again in the future, the command is:
For most stationary Windows workstations and servers, the command is strongly recommended as part of standard system hardening and storage optimization procedures.
| Action | Command | | :--- | :--- | | | powercfg /h off | | Enable | powercfg /h on | | Check Status | powercfg /a |
| Feature | Effect After powercfg /h off | |---|---| | | Disabled automatically. Boots will be full cold boots. | | Sleep (S3) | Remains fully functional. | | Hybrid Sleep | Falls back to normal sleep (no hibernation backup). | | Shutdown /h (hibernate command) | No longer available. |