HP 17.3 E0J83UA#ABA Initiating and exiting Sleep, Enabling and exiting user-initiated hibernation

Initiating and exiting Sleep

With the computer on, you can initiate Sleep in any of the following ways:

●Close the display.

●From the Start screen, point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen to reveal the charms. Click Settings, click the Power icon, and then click Sleep.

To exit Sleep:

●Briefly press the power button.

●If the display is closed, open the display.

●Press a key on the keyboard.

●Tap or swipe the TouchPad.

When the computer exits Sleep, the power lights turn on and the computer returns to the screen where you stopped working.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before the computer will return to the screen.

Enabling and exiting user-initiated hibernation

You can enable user-initiated Hibernation and change other power settings and timeouts using Power Options.

1.From the Start screen, type power, select Settings, and then select Power Options from the list of applications.

2.In the left pane, click Choose what the power button does.

3.Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable.

4.In the When I press the power button area, select Hibernate.

5.Click Save changes.

To exit Hibernation, briefly press the power button. The power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required on wakeup, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen.

Setting password protection on wakeup

To set the computer to prompt for a password when the computer exits Sleep or Hibernation, follow these steps:

1.From the Start screen, type power, select Settings, and then select Power Options.

2.In the left pane, click Require a password on wakeup.

3.Click Change Settings that are currently unavailable.

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