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The Hibernate function proves useful whenever you want your computer to take a short break, whether stepping out or attending to personal matters. To make using Hibernate more convenient, you can bring it to your computer screen, minimizing the steps required.
Guide to Displaying Hibernate on the Desktop Background
Step 1: On your Desktop, right-click and select New -->Shortcut
Step 2: A new window appears, in the Type the location of the item option, enter the following line: “C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState 0,1,0” Then press Next.
Step 3: Next, enter a display name for the shortcut in the Type a name for this shortcut option, press Finish to complete.
Step 4: Observe a new shortcut icon on the desktop. Now, just double-click to execute the Hibernate command. For better aesthetics, right-click and select properties to change the icon.
- Next, at the Shortcut tab, choose Change Icon.
- A new window appears. In the Look for icons in the file option, type the following: “%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll” Then press Ok. Choose your preferred icon and press Ok again to confirm.
- Press Ok to confirm.
- And here is the result.
Above, we have just walked you through the steps to bring Hibernate to your Desktop, which is quite straightforward. This trick proves most helpful, especially when using Windows 8/8.1, where finding the Hibernate button can be a bit challenging in this operating system.
