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Disable Hibernation

"WPFTweaksHiber": {
    "Content": "Disable Hibernation",
    "Description": "Hibernation is really meant for laptops as it saves what's in memory before turning the pc off. It really should never be used",
    "category": "Essential Tweaks",
    "panel": "1",
    "Order": "a005_",
    "registry": [
      {
        "Path": "HKLM:\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Power",
        "Name": "HibernateEnabled",
        "Type": "DWord",
        "Value": "0",
        "OriginalValue": "1"
      },
      {
        "Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FlyoutMenuSettings",
        "Name": "ShowHibernateOption",
        "Type": "DWord",
        "Value": "0",
        "OriginalValue": "1"
      }
    ],
    "InvokeScript": [
      "powercfg.exe /hibernate off"
    ],
    "UndoScript": [
      "powercfg.exe /hibernate on"
    ],

Registry Changes

Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.

You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft's Website.