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Create A Hotkey (Keyboard Shortcut) To Hibernate Windows 7

Last Updated on January 9, 2019 by admin 18 Comments

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The redesigned taskbar and improved Start menu in Windows 7 lets you quickly access shut down, restart, lock, log off, and hibernate options. Windows 7 also lets users change the default power button action in the Start menu so that users can quickly perform shutdown or hibernate action.

Keyboard addicts have the privilege to quickly access shutdown options. One can press the Windows key and then press the right-arrow to select the default power button action. To view all all options, press Windows key, press right-arrow and then press enter key.

If you prefer to hibernate your Windows 7 machine more often than shutting down, you should consider creating a dedicated keyboard shortcut for hibernation.

Windows 7

If you are not aware of Hibernation feature and not sure how to enable the feature in Windows 7, go through our how to enable Hibernate feature in Windows 7 guide.

Create keyboard shortcut for hibernation in Windows 7

Follow the steps given below to be able to hibernate your Windows 7 with a keyboard shortcut:

Step 1: Right-click on the Windows 7 desktop, select New and then Shortcut.

desktop shortcut

Step 2: In the dialog box, enter shutdown /h and click Next button.

create shortuct to hibernate

Step 3: Enter a name for the shortcut (ex: hibernate hotkey) and click on the Finish button to see a new shortcut on the desktop.

hibernate hotkey

Step 4: You can now double-click on the newly created shortcut icon on the desktop to hibernate your machine. But as we need a keyboard shortcut, we need to follow the next two steps.

Step 5: Right-click on the shortcut icon and select Properties.

Properties

Step 6: Under Shortcut tab, select Shortcut key field, press a combination of keys  and click Apply button to assign a keyboard shortcut.

hibernate hotkey properties

Step 7: You are done. Your new keyboard shortcut to hibernate Windows 7 machine is ready.

Finally, if you don’t like to see the shortcut icon on the desktop, right-click on the shortcut and select Properties. Under General tab, check the box named Hidden to make the icon disappear from desktop.

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Comments

  1. LUKWAGO DENIS says

    May 24, 2019 at 1:30 pm

    It really worked out. Thanks

  2. Branh Paul says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    Thank You, It did work. I’m grateful!

  3. Amar says

    March 9, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    thank u vry mch.,..

  4. fred says

    August 26, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Thanks a lot! it worked.

  5. admin says

    April 20, 2015 at 11:31 am

    @ Web Man
    Sorry for the inconvenience. But let me tell you creating a shortcut will no way stop your computer from waking up. Please try to re-enable (disable first and then enable again) Hibernation feature.
    https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-enable-hibernate-option-in-windows-7/

  6. web man says

    April 20, 2015 at 4:59 am

    well….
    now i can’t get my computer to ….

    WAKE UP!

    wtf?

    besides doing a cold shutdown….
    any solutins?

  7. David says

    February 9, 2015 at 10:08 pm

    Slick!

  8. manoj says

    October 3, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    great !!. it is working

  9. Speedcore909 says

    September 10, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Thanks!

  10. Onyi says

    July 9, 2012 at 8:00 pm

    Thanks a lot! it worked.

  11. udin says

    April 22, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    works on windows 8 , thanks

  12. Jake says

    July 26, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Thanks for taking the time to tell us this. When I tried it however, it would hibernate, and then automaatically start back up again. Know why this may be happening, anyone?

  13. umar says

    March 31, 2011 at 8:47 am

    thanks man!!!
    it works…

  14. john says

    March 31, 2011 at 2:43 am

    sorry for the strange time i live in austrailia so it’s realy 8:30am

  15. john says

    March 31, 2011 at 2:40 am

    how do you set it to a count down timer because i can do it with a shutdown shortcut but it never works with this one

  16. ? says

    March 10, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    I just press ALT + F4 and use the arrow keys to select hibernate and press enter. I’d rather do that than have an ugly shortcut on my desktop. I like using shortcuts for everything else though.

  17. Dave says

    August 15, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    thanks so much. I even have special software for my Microsoft Sidewinder X6 keyboard but there is still no option for setting a hibernate key, even with their extensive custom key list!

    I wish it would let me use a macro key for the shortcut key but it does not react when I press any of them. Oh well, CTRL+ALT+` will have to do.

  18. Chloe says

    November 1, 2009 at 8:04 am

    You are the bomb. Worked great!!

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