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CS101 Assignment: Zaman University Phnom Penh Cambodia
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Create a Shortcut to Put Your Windows Computer into Hibernation PhallaNorinreaksmey
Introduction: Putting your Windows computer into Hibernation Mode allows you to save power, and quickly access your desktop again when you need it. Here we show how to create a shortcut to put your PC in Hibernation Mode quickly.
Create Shortcut: • Right-click an empty area on your desktop and select New \ Shortcut from the Context Menu.
Create Shortcut: • In the Create Shortcut window type or copy the following in the location field… C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState 0,1,0
Create Shortcut: • Now give the shortcut a name such as Hibernate Computer or whatever you want to call it.
Change Shortcut Icon: • Now you have the shortcut on your desktop, but you might want to change the icon to something else. • Right-click the shortcut icon and select Properties.
Change Shortcut Icon: • Select the Shortcut Tab and click the Change Icon button.
Change Shortcut Icon: • In the Look for icons in this file field copy and past the following then click OK. %SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll
Change Shortcut Icon: • This brings up a list of included Windows icons you can choose from.
Change Shortcut Icon: • Now you will see the icon in the Shortcut Properties window, click OK.
Change Shortcut Icon: • Here we have a nice looking shortcut that you can use to put your machine into Hibernation. • Or here we used a customized Star Trek icon just to make things more interesting…
Change Shortcut Icon: • You can pin the shortcut to the Taskbar for easy access. • If Hibernation is not enabled on your Windows 7 system you can easily manage it. By creating a shortcut and pinning to the Taskbar, it allows you to put your machine into Hibernation Mode quick and easy.
PhallaNorinreaksmey, Zaman University Thank you for your attention. Now you know how to hibernate your computer link: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/18268/create-a-shortcut-to-put-your-windows-computer-into-hibernation/