If you want to put your setup in a lower-power state, you might activate the PCs Hibernate Mode.

What Is Hibernate on a Windows PC?

Hibernate mode is a fairly useful feature in saving power battery and effectively managing the current power consumption.

enable Hibernate via Control Panel

In Hibernate mode, your PC suspends all the background and running activities.

By default, there is no Hibernate option in the start menu of Windows 11.

To enable it, it’s possible for you to try some effective ways mentioned below.

How to Open Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 11? (7 Ways)

Hibernate is mainly designed for laptops.

To enable Hibernate, you could also use this tool.

Step 2: Display items by large icons and then clickPower Options.

turn on Windows 11 hibernate

Step 3: ClickChoose what the power button doesfrom the left side.

Step 4: Click theChange prefs that are currently unavailablelink.

Step 5: Tick the box ofHibernateunder theShutdown settingssection.

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(To disable Hibernate, uncheck the box of Hibernate.)

Step 6: Finally, click theSave changesbutton.

Now, you might clickStart > Powerand the Hibernate option is displayed.

How to open Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 11?

Step 2: Typepowercfg.exe /hibernate onand pressEnterto enable Hibernate mode.

To disable Hibernate, run this command powercfg.exe /hibernate off.

In addition, there is another way for you to enable Hibernate and it is changing Windows Registry.

Step 2: Navigate to this path:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power.

Step 3: Go to the right side, double-click theHibernateEnabledkey and change its value data to1.