Shutdown occurs because hibernation is not supported or enabled in your system settings.
Shutdown occurs because hibernation is not supported or enabled in your system settings.
Usually I shut down my PC for efficiency, but if a game is active, it might cause issues. It could lead to crashes or data loss instead of saving properly. Hibernation offers a smoother transition, so it’s better to use that when games are running.
It will be stored in your RAM or boot drive when you’re not using it. If you didn’t save before and it didn’t auto-save, that should work fine—just avoid multiplayer sessions. Shutting down means power consumption stops, so your battery won’t drain while you’re away. The only minor inconvenience is a couple of minutes after turning on before logging into the program you need.
During shutdown, you avoid losing everything unexpectedly if power is cut off while sleeping. Hibernation offers similar protection, though frequent hardware changes can cause issues with Windows during hibernation.
With an SSD, using management tools such as Samsung Magician can turn off hibernation because it generates a big hibernation file that consumes your limited read and write cycles. This means you're gradually wearing down the SSD without gaining any real benefit. Booting from cold to the login screen or desktop on an SSD typically takes about 10 seconds, making hibernation unnecessary for speed.
Typically during daylight hours when the PC isn’t powered on, I simply lock it (pressing the Windows key plus L). At night, I usually turn it off completely.
Perhaps I should save my money instead of using up that little bit of power lol