Windows 11 hibernation saves your system state to the hard drive before shutting down completely, which can be useful for power management. However, this feature takes up significant disk space and might cause compatibility issues with some applications. Here are three proven ways to disable hibernation on your Windows 11 computer.
Method 1: Using command prompt to disable hibernation
The command prompt method is the fastest and most reliable way to turn off hibernation, requiring just a single command.
- Search for “Command Prompt” in the Start menu, right-click it, and select “Run as administrator”
- When the User Account Control prompt appears, select “Yes”
- Type this command and press Enter:
powercfg.exe /hibernate off
Method 2: Modifying power plan settings
This method gives you more control over power settings while disabling hibernation.
- Type “Control Panel” in the Start menu search and open it
- Navigate to “Power Options” in Control Panel
- Click “Change plan settings” next to your current power plan
- Select “Change advanced power settings”
- Expand “Sleep” and then “Hibernate after”
- Set both “On battery” and “Plugged in” values to “Never”
- Click “Apply” followed by “OK”
Method 3: Registry modification
This advanced method involves editing the Windows Registry. Only attempt this if you’re comfortable with registry modifications.
- Open Start menu, search for “Registry Editor” and launch it
- Confirm the UAC prompt by clicking “Yes”
- Navigate to this registry path:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power
- Locate and double-click “HibernateEnabledDefault”
- Change the value to “0”
- Restart your computer for changes to take effect
