Case 1.
Hiberfil.sys is the file used to store system state when Windows is in hibernation mode, it may take you a couple of GBs if you have a big RAM.
- To turn it off, so you can delete the hiberfil.sys.
hibernate -h off
| – hibernate [on|off]
– h [on|off] |
Enables or disables the hibernate feature. Hibernate timeout is not supported on all computers.
Example: powercfg -h on |
Case 2
To list the available power schemes:
| – list
– l |
Lists all power schemes in the current user’s environment.
Example: powercfg -list |
Case 3
To display the content of the power scheme
| – query [Scheme_GUID] [Sub_GUID]
– q [Scheme_GUID] [Sub_GUID] |
Displays the contents of the specified power scheme. |
Case 4
To change a setting value in the current power scheme
| – change settingvalue
– x setting value |
Modifies a setting value in the current power scheme.
Usage: powercfg –x setting value setting Specifies one of the following settings: – monitor-timeout-ac minutes – monitor-timeout-dc minutes – disk-timeout-ac minutes – disk-timeout-dc minutes – standby-timeout-ac minutes – standby-timeout-dc minutes – hibernate-timeout-ac minutes – hibernate-timeout-dc minutes value Specifies the value in minutes. Example: powercfg -change -monitor-timeout-ac 5 This sets the monitor idle timeout value to five minutes when operating on AC power. |
Case 5
Set a power scheme active on the computer
| -setactive Scheme_GUID
-s Scheme_GUID |
Makes the specified power scheme active on the computer.
Usage: Powercfg –setactive Scheme_GUID Scheme_GUID Specifies the scheme GUID. |
Case 6
Delete a scheme with the specified GUID
| -delete GUID
-d GUID |
Deletes the power scheme with the specified GUID.
Usage: Powercfg –delete GUID GUID Specifies the GUID of the scheme. Obtained by using the -list option. |