You can't simply delete hiberfil.sys through File Explorer. Even if you enable hidden files and protected operating system ...

Hiberfil.sys can use several GB of hard disk space. Delete the file, and it will likely return. Bill Detwiler explains how to get rid of it for good. In a previous TR Dojo Challenge question, I asked ...

In this post, we will see how to use PowerShell Scripts to create & add Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Hibernation Tiles to Windows 8.1/8 Start Menu/Screen. As you know Windows 8 has a Start ...

Some questions that I can't find the answers to online, so seeking info from the good folks here at Ars: Does Windows 11 (Pro) hibernate by writing RAM to SSD in its default config, and if so on what ...

I've got it fixed, or at least a workaround, but I ran into an odd Windows 11 hibernation issue. Windows 11 was waking itself up from hibernation. I know that there are tasks that can be set to do ...

Last month I explained how to shut down Windows 8, an option you wouldn’t expect to require step-by-step instruction. And yet. Why on earth would Microsoft remove this option? I have no idea. It ...

At the end of every day do you still dutifully close every file and program window before shutting down your PC? That’s the standard way to handle things, but for quite a few versions of Windows, ...

We’ve reached a point where it can be assumed that most mid-range and higher desktops and higher-end notebooks will ship with solid-state drives as the default option. It’s a good thing, too, since ...

The Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book from Microsoft have a lot going for them, but new hardware does not come without new bugs. One of the biggest is the occasional inability of both devices to go into ...