Hiberfil.sys service: How to remove or disable the system process

Beginning with the version of Windows XP, the system has interesting features that provide for switching to the standby mode when the user does not use the system for a certain time. These are two modes - sleep and hibernation. Unfortunately, most users of Windows-systems do not make a difference between them, but they differ from each other quite strongly. The hiberfil.sys system component is responsible for the hibernation. How to remove it or turn it off is now and will be considered.

What does the hiberfil.sys file respond to on Windows XP and above?

The functions of hibernation and sleep, which can be called through the main menu "Start" in the section of the completion of work, differ from each other quite strongly.

Sleep involves the normal shutdown of the system with reduced power consumption. The process of hibernation, although somewhat similar to the sleep regime, however has a slightly different nature. The process of transition is that initially in the reserved area on the hard disk, all currently active processes are pre-recorded, and after the exit the user can use previously opened programs with the saved data, as if nothing had happened.

How to remove the hiberfil.sys file (Windows XP and above): the basics of understanding the system processes for "dummies"

Let's start with the simplest. First, the very formulation of the question of how to remove this system component is completely incorrect. Before you file hiberfil.sys. Delete Windows 7 or any other system it will not give, be you at least three administrators.

Secondly, to disable the use of this mode, and at the same time, and using it, it is possible quite simply. Let's repeat: the question about the file hiberfil.sys (how to remove it from the system) can come to mind only to the absolutely unprepared user, who has no idea about the system components and their functioning, although the file is rather large by the amount of RAM or reserved space for Virtual memory on the HDD. Therefore, it is not necessary to deal with such things. But here you can disable this service, and it's quite simple.

The easiest way to turn off hibernation

Suppose we have a file hiberfil.sys. How do I delete a service or disable it? In the simplest case, you can use the system's own resources. To do this, enter the power section and set the appropriate circuit.

On laptops, such actions are simplified by the fact that you can access the settings directly by right-clicking on the battery icon in the system tray and setting the order of operations with the cover (turning off the drives, reducing the screen brightness, waiting period, etc.).

How to remove hiberfil.sys file: an alternate method of disabling

But that is not all. As you can see, the hiberfil.sys object can not be removed by Windows 7. But you can disable its use programmatically using the command line.

The console should initially be called only with admin rights (cmd in the "Run" menu, which is activated by the Win + R combination). If it does not work, the cmd file itself can be found in the System32 directory of the main Windows directory in the system partition. You just need to use the right-click menu, where you select the appropriate start option.

The console should write the line powercfg -h off. After executing the command and then rebooting, the hibernation line disappears from the system restart section in the Start menu at all.

Is it necessary to do this?

But this is just the main question regarding the hiberfil.sys service file. How to remove or disable this component is already a little clear.

Finally, a few words about the removal or modification of this component of the system. If you really want it so much, you need to get full access to the file in terms of editing or moving or deleting operations. To do this, you use the right-click menu on the selected object, where the property bar is selected, and then the advanced settings tab is used on the security tab, where the owner changes.

But is it necessary to deal with such things? The question is quite serious, but in fact some too inquisitive users can take this material literally and really try to remove the required component. As is already clear, even in the case of acquiring the administrative rights of access to the system, it is impossible to deal with such things in any case.

You can still go to the system registry and dig in sections like CurrentVersion, but that only causes legitimate doubts as to how much such an operation will be justified when setting up the system. In general, as it is already clear, it is not necessary to deal with such things.

Well, those who are still impatient to try the behavior of the system in this situation, you can give only one piece of advice. The simplest solution to deactivate the hibernation service and the system component responsible for it will be to use the power scheme configuration. At least, thus the damage to the system will not be caused. And notice one more thing: this is not deleting the file, but only the way to deactivate the service.