Display Hibernate option on Shut-Down dialogue
Is you machine capable of Hibernating? No Hibernate option in XP? There is if you know how!
Not every PC is actually capable of hibernation, it must be said, but if your is, how do you get to switch it into Hibernate mode? You'd think there wasn't an option, but there is - and here's how to get to it:
| click on your Start button | |
| select “Turn Off Computer” | |
| You’ll see the standard shut-down dialogue | ![]() |
| Press the SHIFT key and you’ll see this change… | ![]() |
| Go ahead – click it! |




