How to Enable Hibernate Mode on Windows 10 without Admin Rights: Step-by-Step Guide
Hibernate is a power-off mode feature that helps you to maintain the last state of your PC. If you turn on your computer after hibernating, it will turn your PC on without booting the operating system and reloading the data and apps. Hibernating writes the contents of memory (RAM) to storage (such as a hard disk or SSD), and then your PC turns off. When you turn your PC on again, the previous state of memory will be read from storage, and all the apps appear as they were.
Sometimes, you may not have this option available on your PC, and you do not know how to enable it. In this article, we describe how to enable hibernate on Windows 10 without Admin Rights. To find out how to do that, read the following content:
The Reason for Hibernate Inaccessibility
The reason that you do not see the hibernate option in the Power Plan settings might be because the hibernate is disabled. In this case, the hibernate option is completely removed from the UI (User Interface), and it will not be like a greyed-out option.
How to Enable Hibernate Option?
To enable hibernate mode in Windows 10, follow the steps below:
- Open Settings.
- Go to the System section.
- Choose the Power & sleep option from the left side menu.
- Click on the Additional power settings from the right side pane.
- Checkmark the Hibernate option or other shutdown settings option that you want to make available.
- Then, click on the Save changes button.
To enable auto-hibernate, follow these steps:
- Right-click on the Start menu logo (Which looks like a window)
- Select Power Options from the menu.
- Choose the Change plan settings option, which is next to your active plan.
- Click on Change advanced power settings.
- Extend the Sleep option.
- Extend the Hibernate after option and set a time for it.
If you enable Hibernate, Set Sleep after to Never.
To add Hibernate option to the Start menu, follow the steps below:
- Type control panel in the Windows search box.
- Click on Control Panel from the results.
- Go to the Hardware and Sound section.
- Then, click on the Power Option.
- Select the Choose what the power button do option from the left side of the window.
- Select the Change Settings that are currently unavailable link.
- Now, you can edit the shutdown options.
- Turn on the Hibernate (Show in Power menu) option.
Enable Hibernate in Windows 10 Without Admin Rights
To do so, follow these steps:
- Type control panel in the Windows search box.
- Click on Control Panel from the results.
- Go to the Hardware and Sound section.
- Click on the Power Option.
- Select the Choose what closing the lid does option from the left sidebar.
- Select the Change Settings that are currently unavailable link.
- Now, you can edit the shutdown options.
- Turn on the Hibernate (Show in Power menu) option.
Hibernate or Sleep option? Which one is better?
Hibernate uses less power than sleep mode. Both hibernating and sleep are too quick with an SSD. If the time you do not want to work with your PC is too much, it will be better to use hibernate due to its less power consumption.
Final Words
Hibernate is a great feature that helps you with a quick startup without needing to reload the data and apps. In this article, we described how to enable hibernate on windows 10 without admin rights. What do you prefer? Hibernate or sleep? Do you know another method to enable hibernate on Windows 10?
