Quickly hibernate Windows 7 PC from a custom shortcut icon

Hibernate mode is a power saving option that lets you restore the last state of your running programs and applications. So today I’ll show you how to make a shortcut desktop icon for accessing and using the hibernate option for you Windows 7 PC in just one click.

hibernate windows 7 pc in a jiffy

# Right-click anywhere on your desktop and select New->Shortcut. Then type-in following in the box “Type the location of the item”

C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe powrprof.dll, SetSuspendState 0,1,0

change hibernate icon

Click “OK” to proceed.

# Type-in the name for this shortcut, for example here it will be "Hibernate".

# You can customize the shortcut icon by right-clicking on it, choosing “Properties” and then clicking on “Change Icon”.

windows 7 hibernate change icon

# Copy and paste the following in the field “Look for icons in the file”.

%SystemRoot%system32SHELL32.dll

choose from the icons

# This will prop-up a window having the list of various icons that you can choose for the hibernate shortcut.

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# You can put this icon in start menu items or the Taskbar for easy access.