No hibernate option in Windows 8.1 Pro tablet even after "powercfg -h on"

Question

The Hibernate option is missing on my Windows 8.1 Pro Update 1 tablet. It's neither in the Settings Charm (Power menu) nor in the Desktop Win+X menu.

Hibernation itself is enabled with powercfg.exe /h on and it actually works if invoked manually via shutdown.exe /h.

There is no Hibernate option available in Control Panel:

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How do I get this option listed?

Is powercfg.exe /h on a replacement to http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/add-hibernation-option-windows-8-1-power-user-menu/ — ta.speot.is, Jun 05 '14 at 07:52
No, it is not a replacement. Powercfg has to be done first, then those UI manipulations. It my case, there's still no Hibernate option in that list in the Control Panel. — noseratio, Jun 05 '14 at 07:54
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-missing-hibernate-option-in-windows-8-power-menu/ — Nipuna, Jan 03 '15 at 16:49
please use http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-missing-hibernate-option-in-windows-8-power-menu/ its easier and better option than editing registry — TheVillageIdiot, Jun 10 '15 at 00:18

noseratio · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-24T21:52:37.233

Solved it. The following .REG file enables the Hibernate option for Charm and Win+X menus:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FlyoutMenuSettings]
"ShowHibernateOption"=dword:00000001
"ShowLockOption"=dword:00000001

It's still not listed in Control Panel, but I don't care anymore.

Updated, on another machine I also had to use this .REG file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power]
"HibernateEnabled"=dword:00000001

And to run this:

powercfg.exe /h on 
powercfg /h /type full

No hibernate option in Windows 8.1 Pro tablet even after "powercfg -h on"

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