In that case,
disabling hibernate mode on your PC will allow you to delete that file and reclaim valuable disk space.
Disabling hibernate mode in Windows XP is a little different than in later versions of Windows.
The technique for
disabling hibernate mode is pretty much the same in Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista.
After
you disable hibernate mode, restart your PC, and then you'll need to manually delete the hiberfil.sys file.
3] You can also tweak the Windows Registry to enable or
disable Hibernate.
Going forward from this build, the settings to
disable hibernate and Fast Startup will be preserved across upgrade.
Not exact matches
In the Power Options properties window, switch to the «
Hibernate» tab and
disable the «Enable hibernation» option.
The
hibernate option is
disabled by default on Windows 10, so you'll have to re-enable
hibernate to
hibernate directly from the power menu.
For some reason, Acer still includes its Power Button app, which is a screen of software buttons that you'd use to
disable the display, put the laptop to sleep, set it in
hibernate mode and shut it down.
If you
disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Power button and the Shut Down, Restart, Sleep, and
Hibernate commands are available on the Start menu.