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Hibernate computer with a timeout from command line on Windows 7

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 2026221194 views
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Problem

I am trying to hibernate my computer from the command. I was using to shutdown the the computer. I change /s to /h to hibernate and now it just returns the usage text as if it doesn't recognise what I have entered. In this is does say Is there something else that I need to use with /h to get it to hibernate?

Error Output

/h         Hibernate the local computer.

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Fix for: Hibernate computer with a timeout from command line on Windows 7

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I don't believe you can set a time for hibernation, unfortunately. Try: The is a hackish way of delaying the action. should wait for 20 seconds. (the double will allow you to do a Ctrl+C to cancel the operation, but if you use a simple then pressing Ctrl+C will only break the timer and then continue to shut down)

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