Disable Hybrid Sleep Mode in Windows
Since Windows Vista Microsoft has introduced a new on-by-default feature called Hybrid Sleep. This feature tends to be problematic and is related to Windows going to a blank screen and locking, or not shutting down properly. It can also cause the harddrive to show the windows partition is a locked state which makes certain types of recovery difficult.
Recommendation: Disable Hybrid Sleep in versions of Windows including Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
Fast Startup and Hibernate in Windows 10
Fast startup requires that hibernate be enabled. Windows 10 hibernate is problematic. Problems include computer does not wake up from sleep or hibernate mode, and the drive where Windows is installed is locked error message. Using Hibernate and Fast Startup can reduce the chances of successfully crash recovery if you have a problem with your system. DISABLE HIBERNATE.
- Press the windows key + R
- Type "control /name Microsoft.PowerOptions"
- Change "Put the computer to sleep" to NEVER
- Click "Change advanced power settings"
- Under SLEEP change "Allow hybrid sleep" to OFF
- Under "Sleep after" and "Hybernate after" change to NEVER
- APPLY, and exit
The Window 10 Hybrid sleep is designed primarily for desktop computers. Hybrid sleep is a combination of sleep and hibernate puts any open documents and programs in memory and on your hard disk, and then puts your computer into a low-power state. The problem is that not all systems wake up successfully from this state. Furthermore, it leaves the drive locked so that other operating systems (such as Linux on a dual boot system) and disk repair software cannot access the drive. It makes service of the system more difficult.
