[Solved] Hibernate Option Missing From Windows Vista Start Menu

Trouble:

Is Hibernate options missing from your Windows Vista Start Menu?

Windows Vista Power Options are different from Windows XP wherein you could simply enable and disable Hibernate options from Windows Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate settings

There is no such simple setting windows in Power options of Windows Vista. In this article we share a method to restore Hibernate option in Windows Vista Start Menu.

Fix:

Follow these steps to enable Hibernate option in start menu of Windows Vista:

1. Press “Window Key + r” or go to Start > Run to launch Run Prompt. Type “cmd” and press enter to open Command Prompt.

2. On the command Prompt windows, type the following two command in order:

• powercfg /hibernate on
• powercfg -h on

That is it, its done. Now you can see and use Hibernate Option in Windows Start Menu as seen below:

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Author + Admin: Abhishek Bhatnagar
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