Hibernation mode in Windows 10 - what it is, why it is needed and the main mistakes when using it is the topic of this article. In addition, we will take a closer look at the questions - how to enable sleep mode in Windows 10, change the time, configure it and completely disable it. Here you will find answers to questions related to sleep mode on Windows 10.

How to enter and exit sleep mode

First, it's worth explaining that sleep mode is a low-power state in which the system pauses processes and active activities and turns off the display to save as much energy as possible. This is a kind of alternative to shutting down, but with the ability to quickly “wake up” the computer and continue working where you left off.

In reality, there are several types of sleep mode:

• Sleep mode – the system and its processes are paused, the screen goes dark and Windows goes to sleep. If you turn off or have a power surge, all active processes and open files will be lost.
• Hibernation – processes and open applications are saved to the hyberfil.sys file, the screen goes dark and the device goes into hibernation, in which, if there is a power surge or a sudden shutdown, all files will be saved when turned on again. Hibernation is used mainly for laptops, therefore, when the battery is completely discharged, Windows goes into hibernation and restores work from the same place when charging is connected (if the corresponding item is enabled in the settings).

But questions also arise - “hybrid sleep mode in Windows 10, what is it”? Essentially, this is hibernation, but only for desktop computers. It combines saving all active applications to a file, like hibernation, and quickly waking up, like sleep mode. In Windows 10, this term is not used and is called hibernation, both on desktop PCs and laptops.

By the concept of sleep mode in Windows 10, we will perceive all 3 types (sleep, hibernation and hybrid), since they have common settings and work on a general principle.

As mentioned earlier, sleep mode is a state of maximum energy saving, so it automatically turns on when there is no activity, so that battery power (if it is a laptop or tablet) or electricity (if it is a desktop PC) is not wasted. The time after which the device will “fall asleep” is indicated in the power settings, but more on that a little later.

If you want to put your Windows 10 device to sleep without waiting, you can use the following methods:

• Click on "Start", click on the power symbol and select "Sleep mode"

• Press Win+X on your keyboard to open the quick settings menu. Select "Shut down and log out" and click on the "Sleep" button.

• You can also put your devices to sleep through the lock screen. The user's lock screen is accessible using the combination Ctrl+Alt+Del (previously this combination called up the task manager). Tap the power symbol at the bottom right and select Sleep.

Additionally! Some keyboards have a hotkey to enter sleep mode in Windows 10. On laptops (as well as on PCs), you can configure what actions will occur when you press the power key (shutdown, sleep, hibernation, etc.)

The computer has fallen asleep, but how to wake up from sleep mode in Windows 10 - in order to do this, press any button on the keyboard or click on the mouse. As another option, press the power button if the previous steps did not help. In the future, we will show how you can allow or disable waking up the device when you press the keyboard or mouse.

Sleep mode - turn off, turn on, configure on Windows 10

Let's look at the basic settings and sleep mode options - Windows Settings and Power Options.

Windows 10 Settings

As you know, Microsoft is systematically abandoning the Control Panel, where all system settings are concentrated and duplicating them in a more convenient place - Windows Settings. With the release of a new version, more and more settings are added here.

To open sleep options, follow these steps:

• First, open Settings by pressing Win+i or open Start and click on the gear icon.
• Go to System settings and open "Power and sleep mode"
• Here you can set the time to go to sleep and turn off the screen to save energy

But there are times when the Settings window does not open (Windows 10 can work this way). In this case, the good old Control Panel will help you.

Control Panel

In the control panel we need system power settings, where we can not only enable the necessary parameters, but also configure them in detail for ourselves.

• To begin, open Control Panel: open the “Run” window (shortcut Win+R), type control and click OK. Or in Windows search (keyboard combination Win+S) enter the query "control Panel" and select the desired application.

• Select here "Power supply"
• In the power settings, namely in the side menu, select “Setting the transition...”

• Here you can set the desired time to go to sleep and turn off the display, as well as change additional power settings.

We learned how to configure the transition to sleep mode on Windows 10 and change the time, we will show how you can configure the exit from sleep for specific equipment.

Wake up a device (Windows 10) using a keyboard or mouse

Using standard Windows settings, you can wake up the computer by pressing any keyboard button or moving the mouse. Some users may find one or both of the wakeup methods inconvenient. Therefore, we will show you how you can set up wake-up.

Wake up with keyboard

To disable or, conversely, enable Windows 10's keyboard wake-up mode, you need to follow these steps:

• Open "Device Manager", then press Win+X to bring up the quick settings menu, and select the desired item.

• After that, expand the “Keyboards” list, right-click on the keyboard and select Properties

• After that, go to "Power Management"

• When enabled, this value will allow you to wake up your PC from sleep using any keyboard button. And if the checkbox is not checked, then it will not be possible to awaken the PC from sleep.

This simple setting allows you to enable or disable the ability to wake up the PC with the keyboard. Let's move on to the mouse.

Wake up with a mouse

To configure Windows 10 sleep mode, namely disable or enable mouse wakeup, follow these instructions:

• Launch window "Device Manager". Press Win+X and then select the desired value
• Expand the “Mice and other pointing devices” list, select any one from the list, right-click on it and click on “Properties”.

• Open "Power Management". Meaning "Allow this device..." will allow or prohibit the PC from being woken up from sleep.

But what to do if the device does not wake up from sleep, or, on the contrary, does not want to fall asleep. More on this later.

Errors

In my experience, the problem of entering sleep mode was one of the most popular after major updates to Windows 10. For some, this item was missing, in others the PC categorically refused to go to sleep, and there were a lot of errors of this kind on different devices. Let's look at errors that may still be relevant and do not require special skills to solve this problem.

Lack of sleep mode

Often, users come up with the problem that sleep mode does not work or has disappeared in Windows 10, namely, it is not in the shutdown list. Only Shutdown, Reboot and Exit. There is no trace of any Sleep mode. There is only one explanation for this error - the video card driver, which is responsible for outputting to sleep and hibernation mode, is to blame.

To fix this problem, do the following:

• Run "Device Manager"- in the “Run” window (Win + R combination) enter devmgmt.msc, then click on OK. Or you can press Win+X on your keyboard and search for "Device Manager".

• Next, you need to open the list of video cards and select a discrete video card there (some devices have 2 video adapters - built-in and discrete).

• Now right-click on it and find "Update driver"
• Typically, Windows itself finds the latest driver in the update center. If you have several video adapters, then you need to update for all devices.
• If you couldn’t find new drivers or this method didn’t help, then you need to update the drivers yourself. Go to the device manufacturer's website and find them based on the model of your video adapter.

Then install the driver. In case of errors or failures, it is recommended to perform a clean installation of the driver. Either through the installer settings (a clean installation item, in which the old driver is completely removed and a new one is installed) or through the Display Driver Uninstaller utility, which can also remove and clean the video adapter driver for subsequent installation.

After installing the new driver, restart your PC and make sure that sleep mode is now active.

Important! If the above tips did not help, and sleep mode is still missing, you need to install the chipset driver that is responsible for power plans. For some motherboards, there is a separate ACPI power driver that should already be included in the chipset driver.

You can download the chipset or ACPI driver from the website of the motherboard or laptop manufacturer.

PC won't wake up from sleep

There have been cases when the device does not wake up from sleep mode in Windows 10 when pressing the keyboard or mouse. Let's look at this case in more detail. As previously written, in paragraph "Wake up the device using the keyboard or mouse", this could be due to the settings prohibiting the device from waking up.

First of all, you need to check whether the keyboard and mouse can be woken from sleep. To do this, open "Device Manager"- open the Run window (Win+R) and enter devmgmt.msc, then click OK.

First, let's check the keyboard. Expand the list "Keyboards", right-click on the keyboard and select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the tab "Power Management". Make sure the checkbox next to the item is checked “Allow the device to wake up the PC from standby mode”.

We check the mouse in the same way.

Other errors

Most often, you may encounter an error when you wake up and see a black screen and the only help is restarting the PC by long pressing the power key. To solve this problem, you need to disable fast startup.

• Go to settings "Power Supplies" Taskbars.

• In the side menu, click on "Power button actions."

• Press "Change settings…".

• Then disable “Quick launch" and click Save changes.

This error usually occurs after updating Windows. After you disable Fast Startup, Windows 10 will take a little longer to boot when you turn it on and wake it up.

You can also update the video card driver or chipset driver (ACPI driver) to solve the problem without disabling fast startup.

Why doesn't my computer fall asleep and what to do about it?

There are many reasons why Windows 10 does not go to sleep, here are the simplest and most common:

• Make sure there is no active media such as music or video in your browser tabs. They can be muted and prevent the device from falling asleep.
• Active torrents or other active applications may prevent the device from falling asleep
• Make sure you set the time to enter sleep mode. Try checking Windows, set the time to 1-2 minutes and wait, if the computer does not fall asleep, you need to look for an error.

For standard analysis, use the following instructions:

• Open a command prompt window (press Win+X to open the quick settings menu) and select Command line or PowerShell
• Type powercfg /requests and press Enter
• Information about any processes or applications that may interfere with automatic sleep will be displayed.

For example, my device cannot go to sleep because music is playing in the Chrome browser tab, so Chrome and the sound driver do not allow me to fall asleep.

If you turn off the sound on a tab, Chrome will not interfere with sleep, unlike the driver. Chrome will consider this tab to be not such a priority so as not to put the device to sleep (the multimedia marking for the tab is disabled), but nothing changes for the sound driver, the sound is played, but at zero volume. Such strange conditions for the interaction of applications and hardware drivers with the system.

You can also check for devices that may be preventing Windows from going to sleep.

• Open a command prompt or PowerShell window using the previous method and

enter the command Powercfg -devicequery wake_armed

• The list of devices that may interfere with us will be displayed.

• To disable this feature, enter the command:

Powercfg -deviceenablewake "value"

Where instead of “value” you need to enter a device from the previously proposed list. It is worth noting that you must enter the same as written in the list, for example:

Powercfg -deviceenablewake “HID-compatible mouse”

Let's also check the wake timers that are causing Windows 10 to sometimes not go into sleep mode.

• To do this, go to the system power options and click "Setting sleep mode".

• Then in the page that opens, click on “Change add. options…"

• Expand the Sleep list and select "Allow wake timers"

• Set all parameters to “Disable”

In this article, we examined the main issues regarding sleep mode - turning it on/off, setting it up and troubleshooting errors. If you have any difficulties, questions or suggestions, we will be happy to answer you in the comments.

Have a great day!

Windows 10, like previous versions of the system, has several built-in energy saving modes. Standby mode appeared in Windows XP, but in subsequent versions of Windows, Microsoft developers revised the principle of its operation. Since then, 3 standby modes have been available in Microsoft OS:

• Sleep mode.
• Hibernation and its associated function - quick start.
• Hybrid sleep mode.

In this article we will figure out how these modes differ and how they can be turned on or off.

Does the computer support sleep, hibernation, and hybrid sleep?

First, let's note that these modes do not work on all devices. Computer components must meet certain requirements, and its manufacturer must provide support for power saving modes in the BIOS. You can check which mode your computer supports in the following way:

You will receive a list of features that your device supports. Here standby mode (S3)- This dream.

Sleep mode in Windows 10

What is hibernation mode (sleep)

When going to sleep, the system turns off the screen, hard drive and processor. Only the RAM and a small number of associated components remain operational. Thanks to this, waking up from sleep mode takes literally a couple of seconds and returns Windows and applications to the same state in which the user put the PC to sleep. The downside of this mode is that it consumes quite a lot of energy compared to turning off the computer. Please note that if you disconnect from the network (for example, if the battery runs out), all data about the state of the system and applications will be lost.

How to set or disable automatic sleep mode in Settings

How to set or disable sleep mode in Control Panel

How to disable sleep mode when closing the laptop lid

The settings that we discussed above only affect the automatic transition to sleep mode. You've probably noticed that laptops also fall asleep when you close the lid, and tablets - when you press the power button.

How to add or remove Sleep from the Start menu

Default button Shutdown on the menu Start Displays only shutdown and reboot. If desired, you can add a switch to sleep mode there.

Hibernation in Windows 10

What is hibernation

When this mode is activated, the system rewrites all data from RAM to the hard drive, after which the device turns off. When you turn on the computer, loading takes up to a couple of tens of seconds, depending on the speed of the drive. At this time, data from the disk is rewritten back into RAM, which allows you to completely restore the state of the system and applications. The undoubted advantage of this mode is zero power consumption and the ability to restore data even when the network is disconnected. The disadvantages include long loading times and constant writes to the disk, which are not recommended on SSD drives.

The most important role in making hibernation work is played by the file hyberfil.sys, located at the root of the system partition. This is where Windows records the state of the system and programs. Its size is usually approx. 70% amount of RAM.

What is fast startup and how to disable it

Closely related to hibernation, Fast Startup is enabled by default in recent versions of Windows. The system saves some important files in hyberfil.sys, which allows you to noticeably speed up Windows loading. The downside of this mode is problems with the BIOS, as well as the occurrence of slowdowns and if you do not reboot the PC for a long time.

You can disable fast startup in the following way:

How to enable hibernation in Windows 10

The system will create the file hyberfil.sys and will add hibernation-related options to the power settings. Please note that point Hibernation on the menu Shutdown will not be added automatically.

The settings for automatically switching to hibernation, activating it when closing the lid and adding an item to the shutdown menu are absolutely similar to sleep mode. The only difference is that they will only appear in the Control Panel, not in Settings.

How to disable hibernation in Windows 10

File hyberfil.sys will be deleted. Function quick launch the system will also become unavailable. If you want to keep the fast startup option but disable hibernation, you can reduce the file size hyberfil.sys.

How to reduce the size of the hyberfil.sys file

The hibernation feature will be disabled, but the Quick Start option will remain. If you want to change everything back, use the following command: powercfg /h /type full.

Hybrid sleep mode in Windows 10

This mode is a mixture of sleep and hibernation. The system behaves in the same way as when entering sleep mode, but it creates a backup copy of data from RAM on the hard drive. After a power outage, Windows will try to restore the state of applications and the system.

Hybrid sleep is enabled by default on supported devices. In principle, there are no settings for it and it simply replaces sleep mode. All the previously discussed sleep parameters work with it. However, due to some disadvantages, you may want to disable hybrid sleep:

• Intensive load on the hard drive. This is contraindicated on SSD drives.
• Inability to use hibernation when hybrid sleep mode is enabled. To activate the hibernation function, you will have to disable hybrid sleep and vice versa.

How to disable hybrid sleep mode in Windows 10

Sleep and hibernation issues

Sometimes you may experience some problems when using standby modes. Let's look at the most common of them.

The screen turns off when sleep, hibernation, and display blackout are not activated

The problem is probably caused by the screensaver being turned on.

The computer turns on or wakes up from sleep mode

The computer does not wake up from sleep mode

This problem may occur due to problems with the chipset drivers. Go to the device manufacturer's website, download and install the latest available drivers.

We use a computer not only to surf the Internet or play toys, but also to do some global tasks, for example, collect data from servers, create online databases based on the information received (programmers, employees of the banking sector and others) and so on, that is, the computer does not work for several hours, but sometimes for several days without stopping. Even a simple download of a file from a torrent can take a long time. Our desire with this type of computer operation is to prevent it from shutting down before the work is completed. If you, in parallel with the background work of the computer collecting information or downloading a large file, are engaged in other tasks, then there is a high chance that it will turn off due to overload. This applies to those who have a small amount of RAM, and there are a large number of such users, since RAM is not so cheap these days. Even if you put this problem into the background, there is still one more snag that can slow down the process and jeopardize your entire work.

The problem may be the harmless “Sleep Mode” utility, which by default is set to a few minutes of inactivity, after which it safely turns off the computer and it “falls asleep.” Windows 10 also has this utility in its arsenal - the developers found it useful. If you think about it adequately, then it is so, because it allows you to save electricity, which can go “to nowhere”, that is, it will only be spent on heating the processor and video card. But if the computer does not work uselessly, then this utility is not needed and you need to know how to disable it.

Hibernation mode in Windows 10 is an excellent alternative to completely shutting down your computer. There are a huge number of users who need to achieve a state where the computer is not completely turned off, but with a reduced level of power consumption. When such a computer wakes up, it resumes normal power supply to the equipment and various peripheral devices and turns on much faster than if it was completely turned off. Essentially, sleep is about keeping the system running, but using minimal electricity. This function is widely used in Windows laptops and tablets, where it is important to preserve battery power during periods of low activity or complete inactivity.

Do you need sleep mode or is it better to turn it off right away?

Of course, Windows 10 sleep is an excellent alternative to completely shutting down the system. Probably, the sleep mode will be useful to all those who are interested in loading the system as quickly as possible, which will reflect the state of activity before sleep.

It is important to understand how much your computer really needs this mode and whether there are worthy alternatives to it. Perhaps you wanted to read about how to disable this mode, because it provokes various errors and problems in the normal operation of Win 10. You need to understand all this before applying certain settings.

What is the difference between sleep mode and hibernation?

Probably, many users do not understand at first glance how exactly they differ from each other. It is important to understand that in these two modes there are some differences in the way they work: hibernation involves reading and writing to the hard drive, and in sleep mode this, by and large, is not required. If we talk about the time it takes to exit these modes, the clear winner here is sleep mode. Hibernation is ideal for laptops because it saves battery power better than normal sleep mode. For desktop computers, it is better to use sleep mode, since it is the leader in terms of time to exit this mode. This is followed by hibernation. The slowness of the system's recovery from hibernation mode is due to the fact that it is necessary to read information from the slow HHD to load the system state from the hidden hiberfil.sys file.

The easiest way to disable sleep mode in Windows 10

One of the easiest methods to disable sleep mode is through the Settings menu. To activate this system application and subsequently disable sleep mode, you need to do the following simple steps, namely:

• Press the hotkey combination " Win+I" to go to the window " Options».
• Select the item " System", inside which click on the link " Power, sleep mode».
• Further actions boil down to simply editing the parameters of the “Sleep” subsection. Disabling this mode is done by setting both system sleep timer settings to “Never.”
• The final touch that will help you forget about sleep mode forever comes down to editing the section “ Additional power options" This section must be edited, since by default the sleep mode is set as the system's response to pressing the " Power", as well as closing the lid of your laptop. At this point, configuration can be considered complete.

If you couldn’t find something in you, then don’t despair. The ability to disable sleep mode is not limited to just editing via " Options"in Windows 10. In Ten, as well as in Seven, the familiar Control Panel remains, through which you can disable this mode.

How to properly turn off your computer's sleep via Control Panel

Users who recently switched to Windows 7 from Windows 7 will find it more convenient to disable sleep mode through another system utility. This is a well-known Control Panel" Let us describe a brief algorithm of actions.

Firstly, open " Control Panel" To enter it, press the hotkey combination " Win+X» and in the lower left corner of the menu that opens, click on the section of the same name.

Secondly, we pass the view value to " Small icons" and find the tab " Power supply" This is how further settings will be implemented, which will prevent the system from going into the notorious sleep mode.

And fourthly, set the value " Never" In laptops, it is important to modify the values ​​of two parameters, namely: “ Battery operation" And " From the network" To ensure your laptop never falls asleep again, set “ Never» near these two fields.

In the " Change advanced settings“It is imperative to modify the laptop’s inactivity time before going to sleep, turn off wake-up timers, and also set alternative actions for the reaction from the power button and lid.

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How to disable sleep mode in Windows 10?

Sleep mode is a low-power state available in the Windows operating system, including Windows 10. Sleep mode is especially interesting for owners of laptops and tablets to extend battery life. But what to do with this mode if there is no need for it?

What is sleep mode in Windows 10?

Unlike hibernation, a device in sleep mode will consume a small amount of energy, but you can always resume its operation by pressing any key on the keyboard, moving the mouse, touchpad, or pressing the power button.

Since the state of sleep wastes some energy, this affects devices with batteries. If the battery level drops below a critical level, the system automatically puts the device into hibernation mode (if enabled) to prevent data loss.

By default, the computer can go into sleep mode after 15 minutes of inactivity (on battery mode) or 30 minutes (without battery). This also means that a Windows 10 PC may go into sleep mode while the program is running in the background, resulting in data loss.

For example, Windows 10 can go into sleep mode while a file is being downloaded through a web browser, forcing the download to start again if the server from which the file is being downloaded is unable to continue the session.

If your sleep pattern is causing you more harm, you can delay switching to it after a longer period of inactivity or turn it off completely.

Follow the steps below to enable or disable sleep mode in Windows 10.

Method 1

How to configure or completely disable sleep mode?

Step 1: Open the Settings app. To do this, click on the application icon in the Start menu or press the “Windows” and “I” keys simultaneously.

Step 2: Click on the first option called "System".

Step 3: On the page that opens, click on “Nutrition and Sleep.”

Step 4: In this section you will see two options:

1. When running on battery power, the computer goes into sleep mode after .
2. When connected to the network, the PC goes into sleep mode after .

In both cases, you can open the drop-down menu and select Never. When you select this option, the computer will never go into sleep mode. But you can also configure the transition to sleep, just delay the transition to sleep mode for a longer period.

Please note that changes made to the sleep mode setting will only affect the current power plan. To make changes to other power plans, you need to switch to another plan by clicking on the battery icon in the system tray and on the current power plan (as shown in the following image). After this, you can switch between all available schemes.

Once a different power plan is selected, repeat the steps above to set or disable sleep mode for that plan.

Method 2

How to permanently disable sleep mode in Windows 10?

Step 1: Open Power Options from the Start menu or by searching in the taskbar, and then press Enter to open the classic power options window.

Step 2: The corresponding section will open in the control panel. In the left panel, click on the “Change when the computer goes to sleep” link, opening the window for changing scheme parameters.

Step 3: In the drop-down menu next to the second line (“Put the computer to sleep”), select “Never” for the two event options. Click the "Save Changes" button. All.