What is the difference between sleep, hibernation, and hybrid sleep?
Sleep mode is a low power consumption mode that allows you to quickly resume normal power consumption mode (usually within a few seconds) at the request of the user. Putting your computer to sleep is like pressing the Pause button on a DVD player: the computer immediately stops all operations and is ready to continue working at any time.
hibernation mode- this is a low power consumption mode, designed primarily for laptops. Hibernation saves all open documents and settings in memory and puts the computer into low power mode, while hibernation saves all open documents and programs to the hard drive in the hiberfil.sys file and then shuts down the computer. Of all the power-saving modes used in Windows, hibernation requires the least amount of power to maintain. If the computer is not going to be used for a long period of time and it is not possible to recharge the battery, it is recommended to put the laptop into hibernation mode.
Hybrid Sleep is the mode that designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep mode combines sleep mode and hibernation mode, because all open documents and programs are stored in memory and on the hard disk, and the computer is put into a low power mode. If hybrid sleep is enabled, hibernation automatically puts the computer into hybrid sleep. On desktop computers, hybrid sleep is usually enabled by default.
As with normal sleep, hybrid sleep must not power off the computer. In the event of an unexpected power failure, the Windows operating system can recover data from the disk, but such recovery is not regular and is usually accompanied by an intense load on the hard drive - do not abuse it.
How to put the computer into one of the modes?
Start---> click on the arrow next to the "Shut down" button and select the desired mode:
If you enable hybrid sleep in your power settings, selecting "sleep" will put your computer into hybrid sleep instead of normal sleep.
Choosing which of the items will be displayed by default is also very simple - right-click on the button or on the free part next to it and click "properties". Select the desired item from the "Power button action" menu. Described in pictures.
How do I wake my computer from sleep or hibernation?
On most computers, you must press the power button to resume operation. But since every computer is different, and the way to resume work may also be different. You may need to press any key on the keyboard, press a mouse button, or open the laptop lid to return your computer to normal mode.
Why is there no "sleep" or "hibernate" command in the shutdown menu?
- The "hibernation" command will not be displayed if hybrid sleep is enabled in the advanced settings of the power plan. If "hibernation" in the shutdown menu is required, hybrid sleep will have to be disabled.
- The video card does not support sleep mode. Update your video card driver.
- These modes are disabled in the BIOS of the computer. Reboot the computer and enter the BIOS (Del or F2 key, as a rule), turn them on in the power settings. Since the BIOS versions on almost all computers are different, read more about enabling these modes in the instructions for the computer (motherboard) or on the manufacturer's website. To check if your computer supports sleep modes, click Start---> in the search box type cmd and press Enter. In the window that opens, run the command: powercfg /a Some previous BIOS versions do not support the ACPI interface, so computers cannot successfully transition to additional power modes. In this case, you need to update the computer's BIOS.
I don't use hibernation, how do I turn it off so that the hiberfil.sys file is deleted? How to enable hibernation?
A copy of RAM is dumped into the hidden hiberfil.sys file (at the root of the system drive) when hibernation occurs.
To turn off hibernation, and run:
Powercfg /h off
To turn on:
Powercfg /h on
The computer automatically goes into sleep mode, how can I turn it off?
Settings
How do I set up sleep/hibernation when the computer is idle?
Start---> Control Panel ---> Power supply --->
You can configure the transition to sleep in the first window:
To change the transition to hibernation, press "":
How do I set up hibernation when the battery is low? How to enable/disable low battery notification?
By default, a low battery notification appears when the battery level reaches 10 percent, and a backup battery notification appears when the battery level reaches 7 percent. When the battery level value is 5 percent (critical battery level), the laptop enters hibernation mode. If your laptop has an older battery that has less power, the remaining 10 percent (when a low battery notification appears) and 7 percent (when a battery backup notification appears) may not be enough to save documents and log out . In this case, increase the "Low Battery Level" and "Backup Battery Level" settings.
A desktop computer with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) will have similar settings.
Start---> Control Panel ---> Power supply ---> Setting up a power plan ---> Change advanced power settings
How to switch to sleep / hibernation with the power button of the computer or when closing the laptop lid?
Start---> Control Panel ---> Power supply ---> Setting up a power plan ---> Change advanced power settings
On laptops, it becomes possible to select an action when the lid is closed:
The computer wakes up from sleep/hibernation on its own, how can I fix this?
Start---> Control Panel ---> Power supply ---> Setting up a power plan ---> Change advanced power settings
Start---> Control Panel ---> Device Manager and uncheck "Allow this device to wake this computer from standby" in the properties of some components.
Most often "wake up" the computer: keyboard, mouse, network card.
To view a list of all devices that can wake up your computer from any sleep modes, click Start---> in the search field type cmd and press Enter. In the window that opens, run the command:
Powercfg -devicequery wake_from_any
Also, the problem occurs due to the use of outdated drivers for these components or the video card driver. They need to be updated.
How to eliminate daily awakenings at the same time?
Known update issue Windows Media Center if Express Setup was performed.
Run task Scheduler (Start---> All programs ---> Standard---> Service---> Task Scheduler).
Go to: Task Scheduler Library ---> Microsoft ---> Windows ---> media center---> double click to open the building mcupdate_scheduled
go to tab triggers---> click Change---> set a new (convenient) time to update Windowsmedia center.
Automatic reassignment
Microsoft has released automatic fix Microsoft Fix it 50448 - the update will run at login.
How to disable the password prompt when waking up from sleep and hibernation?
How to create shortcuts for sleep or hibernation?
Because standard Windows commands are not always executed correctly, I recommend using the PsShutdown utility. Read more about it.
How to put the computer into sleep/hibernation and resume work on a schedule?
As in the previous question, we will use the PsShutdown (download) utility from PsTools by Mark Russinovich. Download it and extract it to any folder.
We launch task Scheduler (Start---> All programs ---> Standard---> Service---> Task Scheduler).
Scheduled sleep/hibernation
Press " Create a task":
Specify Name for a new task and check the box " Run with highest privileges":
Go to tab " triggers", press " Create
Press " OK". Go to the tab " Actions", click " Create". In the next window, click " Review", specify the path to the PsShutdown utility, and click " Open". As arguments, specify:
- -d - sleep mode
- -h - hibernation mode
Press " OK", in the "Create task" window - again " OK".
The computer is set to sleep/hibernate on a schedule.
Scheduled wake up/hibernation
In order to successfully bring the computer out of scheduled advanced power modes, it is necessary that the power supply of the computer (motherboard) after being sent to sleep / hibernation is not interrupted.
Press " Create a task":
Specify Name for a new task:
Go to tab " triggers", press " Create", in the next window we set the desired chart:
Press " OK".
To wake up your computer from sleep/hibernation, you need to schedule a task. It could be something useful like launching the internet, or something less useful like displaying a message. Let's stop at the last option.
Go to tab " Actions", press " Create", in the next window, select the desired action and write a message:
Press " OK", go to the tab" Conditions"and check the box" Wake up the computer to complete a task":
Press " OK".
Scheduled wake/hibernate computer configured.
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Sleep mode is the most useful feature available for use on computers running any version of the Windows operating system. With it, you can temporarily turn off your PC and quickly wake it up without waiting for a long boot. Let's take a closer look at how to set up sleep mode in the Windows 10 operating system for its proper functioning.
You can put your laptop to sleep using the keyboard. Typically, manufacturers provide a similar function key on one of the buttons F1 -F12, depicting the icon "Z z" on it. It is activated by the key combination Fn + F1 -12.
To put the computer into the “sleep” state programmatically, just go to the “Start” menu, click on the “Shutdown” button and select “Sleep Mode” from the proposed options.
It is likely that this button will not be among the shutdown options. To add it, you need to do the following:
- Click on the search icon located to the right of the Start menu and enter the query "Control Panel". Go to the first result.
- Select the "Large Icons" view type, scroll down to the end of the list and go to the "Power Options" section.
- In the window that opens, go to the item "Action of the power buttons", located in the left menu.
- Click on the line "Change settings that are currently unavailable."
- Activate the "Sleep Mode" item in the "Shutdown Options" section and click on "Save Changes".
A sleep button will appear among the options to turn off your computer or laptop.
Without leaving the window in which we found ourselves in the last paragraph of the instructions above, you can configure the action of the power button, the sleep button and closing the laptop lid to put it to sleep. For laptops, the button settings for battery operation and for AC operation are configured separately.
Let's move on to considering the settings provided by the system in relation to the method we are analyzing to turn off the PC.
The setting can be made according to the following instruction:
- We return to the power settings and click on the button "Setting the power plan" opposite the scheme that is currently in use. By default, the scheme used is set to "Balanced".
- In the window that opens, you can configure the automatic transition of the computer to "Sleep" after a certain amount of time of inactivity. In addition, you can select the time after which only the display will turn off. We set the appropriate parameters for battery and mains operation, and then save the changes.
- To go to a more detailed setting of the mode, click on the line "Change advanced power settings", located in the same window.
- We open the first group of settings that has the name of the selected power plan. The group contains the "Require password on wakeup" setting, which is responsible for constantly requiring the system to enter a password when the computer wakes up. If you need to protect your data, it is recommended to set the values \u200b\u200b"Yes" in the appropriate items. If there is no need to constantly enter a password, you can select the value "No".
- After completing the settings, go to the "Sleep" group of parameters. Open the "Sleep after" tab, where you can select the time interval for the PC to automatically go to sleep.
- The last important change will be the setting of wake timers. To gain access to them, you need to open the corresponding item. Wake timers are certain system operations and events that can “wake up” a computer from “sleep” without the direct participation of the user himself. Such events include the installation of a system update or the time to complete a task from the Scheduler. You can enable all wake timers, leave only the important ones, or disable them altogether so that the PC does not wake up unexpectedly.
Confirm any changes by pressing the "Apply" and "OK" buttons.
On this, the basic parameter setting can be considered completed. Let's move on to a fairly common problem, according to which the computer can spontaneously “wake up” even when the wake-up timers are disabled.
Problems with spontaneous awakening
System events are not the only reason why a computer can wake up on its own. Another reason for such a wake-up may be the activity of devices connected to the PC - most often, problems can be created by the keyboard, mouse, network adapter or USB controller.
To prevent the computer from waking up due to an accidentally pressed button on the keyboard or inadvertent mouse movement, you must perform the sequence of actions described below:
- Right-click on the "Start" menu and select "Device Manager" (you can also access it through the Control Panel).
- Go to the "Power Management" tab and deactivate the item "Allow this device to wake the computer from standby". We click on "OK".
We repeat the above steps with the keyboard and other devices. The scheme of action in all cases is absolutely the same.
Consider the last useful add-on.
Hybrid Sleep
Hybrid sleep is a great combination of sleep and hibernation. It allows you to completely secure information in case of power failures, leading to the deletion of data from RAM - the system will take them from the hard disk, which is not affected by a power outage.
To activate this form of “sleep”, you need to return to the power plan settings, open the “Sleep” group and set the “On” value in the “Allow hybrid sleep mode” section.
On this, the analysis of the parameters of the “sleep” mode can be considered complete. Let's move on to summarizing.
findings
"Sleep mode" is a special operation scheme that saves energy, but at the same time supports the operation of PC nodes in a gentle mode. In addition, "waking up" the computer from "sleep" is much faster than normal turning on, which allows the user to immediately begin solving scheduled tasks.
Video instruction
We attach a detailed video instruction in which all the above steps are sequentially carried out and explained.
When not using a computer or laptop for a while, the display turns off and there is a feeling that the machine is turned off. This alignment speaks of two situations, either the screen turned off, or the PC went into sleep mode. The given framework is not always satisfactory, and it is often required change hibernation time on windows 7.
A small digression. All modes are divided into 3 categories:
- Sleep mode (sleep) is the state of the PC in which there is no shutdown, but reduced power is supplied. All open objects continue to be stored in RAM, which allows you to instantly continue working.
- Hibernation - Designed more for laptops. The entire contents of the RAM are merged onto the hard drive, then the power is turned off. The resumption of work takes much longer, but the battery savings increase. This is the difference between hibernation and sleep.
- Hybrid mode - combines the features of sleep and hibernation.
Ways to open the power option
To change the sleep transition time in Windows 7, there is an option called "power options", which can be found in 4 ways:
1. Click "start", in the search, enter "power" and select the item shown in the picture.
2. Hold down the Win + R keys and copy into the “run” command input window powercfg.cpl. Click OK or Enter.
3. The longest way. Go to the start menu, select "control panel". Make sure that the "view" field has large or small icons. In the list of Windows 7 options, find the "power options" option.
4. On a laptop, when you click on the button with the triangle icon in the tray, hidden icons will be displayed. Among them, find the icon in the form of a battery and a power plug, left-click on it. In the pop-up window, click on any of the 2 links at the bottom.
Change the sleep transition time
After choosing one of the methods, you will see the power consumption and sleep settings window in Windows 7 with adjustable configurations. In the window, click the link to switch to sleep mode, it is located on the left.
Here you will be prompted to change the setting of the installed power plan. In my case, this is the "energy saving" plan. You can always reset the default settings, so don't be afraid to experiment.
On the laptop you will see 2 columns:
- On battery
- Off the grid
Each column is given individual parameters. On a regular PC, respectively, there will be 1 column.
To reduce or increase the time to enter sleep mode and turn off the display, press the button opposite the corresponding option. Set your time frame and click "save changes".
If you always leave your PC idle for a long time, then select "never". This will disable hibernation on your Windows 7.
To set your own transition time, click the link for changing advanced settings.
In the We are interested in 2 sections:
- Screen
Click on "sleep", then on "sleep after" and set your own time to the nearest minute.
Click on "screen", then on "turn off the screen after" and also set the time interval.
You can set other parameters, but after the changes, be sure to click the "apply" button and OK.
Such manipulations can change hibernation time in windows 7. Mostly, sleep is of practical use on laptops or other devices that use a battery. On a desktop computer, this option is practically useless.
Last update:22/02/14
Today I will show you how to set up disable) sleep mode on a laptop with Windows 7.
A bit of prehistory. At work, I worked on Windows XP for many years, and when I bought a computer for home, this system was also installed on it, so I got used to it like my own :).
But my old computer ceased to suit me, and I bought a new laptop with Windows 7 installed. I can’t say anything bad about this system, and I’m not writing this article for this. It's just that some settings that work as usual on the old computer had to be set up again on the new one, but I forgot to think about it! .. Therefore, I got a couple of disappointments.
I got the first disappointment when I decided to record some important webinar for myself, but I couldn’t listen to it to the end. I turned on the video recording and left. What was my chagrin when, upon returning, I found my laptop peacefully sleeping. Naturally, I did not receive any record then.
The second disappointment was when I decided to download a large file at night. I left my laptop on and went to bed. He fell asleep with me.
It seemed to me that if some tasks are performed on the computer, then it will not fall asleep. An, no, he doesn’t care, it turns out, he falls asleep.
I had to look for where this sleep mode "hid". Found it this way:
Start → Control Panel → System and Security → Power Options.
On your computer, the path may be shorter or longer, but, most importantly, the beginning: Start → Control Panel, and end point: Power supply ».
In the column on the left you can choose any setting for your laptop:
So create your custom plan. Don't forget to save all your changes!
Actually, I would not have remembered this if it were not for the situation with one of my girlfriends. I shared with her some useful file, and threw it through Skype. And her Internet is slow, and it was close to midnight. And here she is waiting for this file to download. I write to her: “Leave the computer and go to bed,” and she answered me: “The computer will turn off.” So I remembered how I was looking for where to turn off this sleep mode. I promised her that I would remember and write an article about it :).
Thus, I remembered myself, and told you how to set up sleep mode on a laptop with Windows 7 and how to turn it off.
And for the mood - a video about how a big dog and a small kitten became friends:
When working at a computer, any user sooner or later needs to take a break. With a short pause, it does not make sense to completely turn off the computer, since the subsequent boot will take a lot of time and, moreover, you will have to re-open all the applications you are using. That's why Windows 7/10 has such a useful feature as "Sleep Mode", or "Sleep" mode. There is also another state similar to "Sleep", called. We will not consider it in this article.
What is sleep mode
The "Sleep" mode, formerly called Standby mode, allows you to put the computer into a low power state, in which some components stop receiving power and turn off, and some continue to consume the energy necessary to store information and quickly wake the computer from "Sleep". All data about the current state of files and applications during the transition to sleep mode is copied to RAM, which retains volatility. Those. when the electricity is turned off, all the information recorded in it will be lost, and you will have to make a “new” start of the computer.
If the power supply is not interrupted, then when the power button is pressed (or the so-called wake-up timers are triggered), the data is quickly read from the RAM and the computer returns to normal operation in a matter of seconds. And most importantly, it goes exactly to the state that was at the time of "falling asleep". All open documents and applications will be displayed on the desktop, and you can continue working without any delay.
Akin to Sleep, the hibernation mode differs in that it does not require power supply, i.e. this is a completely non-volatile state. All data is stored on the hard disk in the hiberfil.sys file, from where it is read when Windows starts. You can read more about hibernation in a separate article.
How to enable and configure Sleep mode in Windows 7/10
You can manually put your computer to sleep using the Start menu. We go into it and select the desired item in the "Shutdown" list.
If suddenly in the list of shutdown options there is no line "Sleep" or "Hibernation", you must perform the following steps. First, open the Control Panel and go to the "Power Options" section.
Then on the left click on the item “Action of the power button”.
There is an option to configure Shutdown Options at the bottom of the page. Put a tick next to the item "Sleep mode" and save the changes.
The corresponding line should appear in the shutdown submenu of the Start menu.
In the "Power button action" section, you can immediately set "Sleep" as the mode that the computer will go into when the power button is pressed. For laptops and tablets, the action of the power button is configured separately for the states "On the network" and "On battery".
The computer can go into sleep mode not only after manual manipulations, but also automatically after a specified period of inactivity. To set the parameters for the transition of the computer to the “Sleep” state, return to the “Power Options” section and click on the link “Setting the power plan” (or “Setting the power plan”) next to the active scheme.
Here, in the drop-down list, select the required time interval for the "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep" parameters.
After setting, do not forget to click the "Save Changes" button.
Advanced Sleep Mode Settings
In order to fine-tune the sleep mode, as well as immediately eliminate some of the problems that often arise with it, we will set additional parameters for the current power scheme. To do this, click on the link "Change advanced power settings".
In the window that opens, we are only interested in certain items. First, open the first branch with the name of the selected power plan (in our case, “Balanced”) and set the value of the “Require password on wakeup” parameter. If you do not want to constantly enter a password, select "No".
Now expand the "Sleep" item and select the "Allow wake timers" option.
- These are various system events that can wake up the computer from sleep mode without your direct participation. For example, Windows will want to install updates or a task from the Task Scheduler will work. All these events are configured by the user, but he can forget about them and as a result the "sleep" of the computer will be "disturbed". In order not to manually look for such events, simply set the "Allow wake timers" parameter to "Off" and all software timers will be ignored.
The “Sleep” branch also allows you to enable the so-called hybrid sleep mode, but we’ll talk about it separately below.
In principle, the basic setting of the “Sleep” mode has been made, and in most cases there is no need to touch the rest of the parameters. If you wish, you can experiment with other settings, however, in this case it is better to understand the essence of each action performed.
In addition to program events, devices can also wake the computer from sleep. Most often this is a keyboard, mouse, network adapter or USB controller. If you don't want your computer to "wake up" after accidentally pressing a button on the keyboard or because of an inadvertently touched mouse, follow these instructions. Go to Control Panel - Device Manager and open, for example, the "Keyboards" item. Right-click on the line "HID Keyboard" and select "Properties".
In the window that opens, go to the "Power Management" tab. Uncheck the box "Allow this device to wake the computer from standby" and save the changes using the "OK" button.
Do the same with the mouse found under Mice and other pointing devices. We will not focus on other devices that can wake the computer from Sleep. Here everything is done in a similar way.
Hybrid Sleep
This is a kind of combination of normal sleep mode and hibernation. The working session when the computer enters the "Sleep" state is saved not only in RAM, but also on the hard disk. If there are no power failures, the computer uses the RAM data when waking up from sleep, but if the power is turned off, the data is loaded from the hard disk. That is, in any case, you will continue to work from the place where you finished.
You can activate hybrid sleep mode in the advanced power options window. Expand the "Sleep" branch and select the "Allow hybrid sleep" option. Set it to "On" and save the settings.
That's all we wanted to talk about hibernation in Windows 7/10. We hope that the information provided will be useful to you.
