05. Disable Hibernation
Unlike other versions of Windows Hibernation is
part and parcel of the shutdown options of Vista.
There are no options in Power options to actually
disable it. If you don't use it then hibernation
will be taking up valuable disk space, therefore it
is easier to disable the option and reclaim the disk
space allocated to the hiberfil.sys.
To disable hibernation proceed as follows:
1/ Click Start followed by
All Programs and then
Accessories.
2/ On the Accessories menu
Right Click on the Command
Prompt.
3/ From the drop down menu, Click on the
Run Administrator option.
4/ The Command Prompt window
will now open.
5/ At the command prompt type: powercfg
-H off
To enable hibernation
If, after you have disabled hibernation you wish
to re-enable it, proceed as follows:
1/ Click Start followed by
All Programs and then Accessories.
2/ On the Accessories menu
Right Click on the Command
Prompt.
3/ From the drop down menu, Click on the
Run Administrator option.
4/ The Command Prompt window
will now open.
5/ At the command prompt type: powercfg
-H on
Disk CleanUp Option
A less complex option for disabling hibernation
is to use the Windows Disk Cleaner
1/ Click Start followed by
All Programs, Accessories
and then System Tools.
2/ From the System Tools menu,
Click Disk Cleanup.
3/ Choose which files to clean up.
4/ Next select the Windows Vista drive
and press OK.
5/ Disk Cleanup will now scan
your system.
6/ When the Scan is complete the
Disk Cleanup for Vista window will
open.
7/ If it is not already there, Place a
Tick in the box next to the
Hibernation File Cleaner.
8/ Enable or Disable
any other file options you want to clean from the
available list and then Press the OK
button.
9/ Hibernation will now be removed.
10/ If you need to replace hibernation, follow
the instructions in the 'To Enable
Hibernation' section above.