Hibernation Support on Surface

Hibernation support is turned off by default on every Surface device since Microsoft introduced a new modern standby feature on them. The modern standby allows your surface benefits from instant on/off, background activity while the system is off, and a simplified wake story feature.

Even modern standby allows you to resume your work instantly but drains some battery juice. If you plan not to resume anytime soon, you should hibernate your Surface to stop the battery drain completely. In this article, I will guide you on hibernating your Surface right from the power menu in the start menu.

Note The following instruction only applies to Surface PCs operating with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Home or Pro. Windows 8.1 RT does not support hibernation.

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