When hibernation is enabled in Windows 10, the OS creates a file called hiberfil.sys in the root of your C: drive. Also, there is a feature called Fast Startup to speed up the boot process. When enabled, it makes Windows boot very fast. The operating system uses a hybrid shutdown which writes the memory occupied by the OS kernel and loaded drivers to the C:\hiberfil.sys file.
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How to Hibernate the Computer in Windows 10
Windows 10 comes with the Fast Startup feature which performs a hybrid shutdown of your PC by logging you out of your user account and then hibernating the PC when you click Shut Down. Because fast startup is essentially logoff+hibernation, the regular Hibernate option which turned off the PC without logging out is hidden and disabled by default. In this article, we will take a look at how to hibernate your PC in Windows 10.
Compress Hibernation File in Windows 10
When hibernation is enabled in Windows 10, the OS creates a file called hiberfil.sys in the root of your C: drive. I would like to share how you can free up disk space by enabling compression on the hibernation file in Windows 10.
