Hibernate button in Windows Shutdown Menu

by admin on July 6, 2009

Hibernate is the only option left if you want to make your desktop remain as it is before you turn off your computer. When you Hibernate your computer; if you open many programs in Windows you need not open the programs again and again when windows starts up.

Hibernate-button-in-Windows-Shutdown-Menu

Hibernate option is a good time saving utility in windows. If Hibernate is enabled you can always access “Standby” or “Hibernate” by pressing the “Shift” key in shutdown menu.

It looks great if you have “Hibernate” button in the “Shutdown Menu”.

Follow these steps to add “Hibernate” button to “Shutdown Menu”.

As this process includes Registry Editing it should be done with care.

1) Launch Registry Editor by typing “regedit.exe” in “Run” dialog box.

2) Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System”.

3) Create a new sub-key “Shutdown
Right click”-> “Edit”-> “New”-> “Key”.

4) Create another entry named “ShowHibernateButton
Edit”-> “New”-> “DWORD value” and double click on it.

5) Change the value “1” and click “OK”.

6) Close the Registry editor.

Done…!!! Restart the computer to see the changes.

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