{"id":3091,"date":"2019-07-17T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2019-07-17T10:46:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T14:46:36","slug":"how-do-i-add-the-hibernate-option-to-the-start-menu-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/how-do-i-add-the-hibernate-option-to-the-start-menu-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How do I add the Hibernate option to the Start Menu in Windows 10?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Easily! In Win10 on a standard PC, it takes about a minute:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Type <strong>hibernate<\/strong> into the Cortana\/Search box; select <strong>Power &amp; sleep<\/strong> when it&#8217;s offered.<\/li><li>When <strong>Power &amp; sleep<\/strong> opens, click <strong>Additional power settings<\/strong>. A new Window will open.<\/li><li>On the left side of the new window, click <strong>Choose what the power buttons do<\/strong>.<\/li><li> Click <strong>Change Settings that are currently unavailable<\/strong>. The Shutdown options at the bottom of the window will become active.<\/li><li>Click to enable the <strong>Hibernate \/ Show in Power menu<\/strong> option.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Save changes<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"618\" data-attachment-id=\"3093\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/17\/how-do-i-add-the-hibernate-option-to-the-start-menu-in-windows-10\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu.jpg?fit=672%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"672,618\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"add-hibernate-to-start-menu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu.jpg?fit=672%2C618&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu.jpg?resize=672%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu.jpg?w=672&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/add-hibernate-to-start-menu.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3091\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3091<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? <\/b><em>Ask<\/em><b> <u><font color=\"#000117\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/u><\/b>!<br><br>(<em>Want free notification of new content? 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