Here’s where to find them.

Open theStartmenu, either by clicking its icon on the desktop or pressingStarton your keyboard.

ClickPower & Sleepin the left pane.

The Start button in Windows 10

ChooseAdditional Power Settingson the right side of the screen.

Click eitherChoose what the power button doesorChoose what closing the lid does.

Both options go to the same screen.

Settings under the Windows 10 Start menu

To turn on hibernate, select it from one of the four menus.

ClickSave Changesat the bottom of the screen.

Now, you’re free to put your machine into hibernation by performing the action you chose.

The System heading in Windows 10 settings

In theStartmenu, selectSettings.

Go toAdditional Power configs.

SelectChoose what the power button doesorChoose what closing the lid does.

“Power & sleep” in Windows 10 system settings

They both pop swing open the same window.

ClickChange parameters that are currently unavailable.

Additional choices underShutdown settingswill become available.

“Additional power settings” in Windows 10’s Power & Sleep settings

hit the box next toHibernate.

Now, when you open theStartmenu and click thePowerbutton, you’ll see an additionalHibernateoption along with the others.

What’s the Difference Between Hibernate and Sleep?

The power button and “closing the lid” options

Hibernate and sleep are lower-power modesthat keep your laptop’s battery when you’re not using it.

However, Hibernate turns off even more of a computer’s functions to preserve as much energy as possible.

Power button and lid settings in Windows 10

The Hibernate option

The Save Changes button

The “Change settings that are currently unavailable” option

The Hibernate (Show in Power menu) option

The Hibernate option under the Power menu in Windows 10