Hibernating from the Shut Down Windows window

jmt356
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Hibernating from the Shut Down Windows window

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I am not sure if this is a Windows 8 issue or an HP Pavilion g4 issue, but on old HP laptops, I used to be able to choose hibernate from the Shut Down Windows window that would appear when I would press alt + F4. Now, my only options are shut down, restart, sleep, sign out and switch user. Is there a way to bring back hibernate?

I have hibernate set up automatically when my computer is inactive for more than an hour, but I also want to be able to manually hibernate the laptop.
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JMT

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Re: Hibernating from the Shut Down Windows window

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The Hibernate option is hidden by default. See How to enable Hibernate mode in Windows 8.
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Re: Hibernating from the Shut Down Windows window

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Thank you!
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JMT

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Re: Hibernating from the Shut Down Windows window

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If you typically do not have programs running when you hibernate, check out Delivering fast boot times in Windows 8. The default shutdown method in Windows 8 is a hybrid to enable "fast startup mode".

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