Windows 8: Create a shortcut for hibernation
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With Windows 8, your computer can start up at lightning speed if you put it to sleep. With a shortcut, you can easily put it to sleep using a key combination. We'll tell you how to do it.
Windows 8: Create a shortcut for hibernation
Use this step-by-step guide to create a keyboard shortcut that you can use to put your computer to sleep. The following picture gallery illustrates these steps with illustrations.
- Right click on the desktop and go to "New" -> "Shortcut".
- A new window is opening up. Enter "% windir% \ System32 \ rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState" as the location of the element.
- Give the shortcut a name, such as "Hibernation", and confirm with "Finish". A new icon is created on your desktop.
- Right-click on the new icon and select "Properties".
- In the "Link" area there is a field called "Key combination". Enter any letter, number or other character on your keyboard here, for example [R], such as "idle".
- Confirm with OK". You can now put your computer to sleep using [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [R] or [Alt Gr] + [R]. Alternatively, you can of course double-click the shortcut on the desktop.
If you have a laptop, you can automatically put it into sleep or energy-saving mode when you close it. In the next practical tip, we will explain exactly what the difference between the two modes is.
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Right-click on a free space on your desktop and select "New" -> "Shortcut".
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A new window opens in which you first enter "% windir% \ System32 \ rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState" as the storage location. This is the Windows system file to initiate hibernation. Confirm by clicking on "Next".
Give the shortcut a name and click on "Finish".
There is now a new icon on the desktop with the name you selected. Right click on it and select "Properties".
Under the "Shortcut" tab you will find an empty field called "Key combination". Think of a letter or another character, click in the field and enter this character, eg [R]. Confirm with OK". You can now use the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [R] or with [Alt Gr] + [R] to put your computer to sleep.
To make your new shortcut look nicer on the desktop, you can change its icon. Under "Properties", "Shortcut", click on "Different icon (1), click on" Browse "in the new window and enter"% SystemRoot% \ system32 \ SHELL32.dll "(2). Here you can now choose an icon and click "OK" to confirm.
