Remove sleep and hibernation settings from Windows 7
Remove sleep and hibernation settings from Windows 7
Currently my reliable Dell machine—named Deadly Dell in my usual way—runs Windows 7 Professional. The hibernate feature isn’t available, and I don’t use sleep mode. I’m trying to see if it’s possible to disable the shutdown options that appear next to the start menu button labeled “shut down.” Please let me know if this makes sense, but I’m feeling really tired.
1. Open Start, then enter cmd in the search bar.
2. In the list of results, select Command Prompt and choose Run with administrator rights.
3. When prompted by User Account Control, select Continue.
4. At the prompt, input powercfg.exe /hibernate off and press Enter.
5. Type exit to close the Command Prompt window.
Yes, you could adapt the approach by swapping /hibernate with /sleep while targeting sleep functionality.
I don't rely on that menu anymore. I've set up a shutdown.bat file and pinned it to the taskbar next to the Start button. One click will shut it down. For extra safety, move it to the desktop above the Start button and just double-click the .bat file.