WIndows 10 won’t hibernate (hibernation is turned on)

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I can't get my Windows 10 machine to hibernate. Hibernation is turned on in Power Settings and I executed the following command on top of it just to make sure:

powercfg -h on

Power settings

When I select Hibernate from the shut down menu the system turns off the monitor and it looks like it starts to hibernate but then after a few seconds the monitor is turned back on and a see the lock screen. I've tried this many times already.

I'm using the Balanced plan and I also restored its settings to defaults.

Why doesn't it work?

Windows version: 10.0.15063 Build 15063

Best Answer

Open the Registry Editor by pressing Win + R and typing regedit in the Run box.

In the left pane of Registry Editor, navigate to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power

Close Registry Editor and restart the computer to apply the changes.

Source [1]: https://www.top-password.com/blog/2-options-to-enable-disable-hibernate-in-windows-10/

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