Computer can’t come out of hibernation.

Topic

New Reply

Getting message computer can’t come out of hibernation,  status 0XC0000411.

The message indicates file  \HIBERFIL.SYS.

SFC does not see any problems.  I am not able to find any relevant information on the internet.  All I could find were fixes to try on win 10 or 11,  nothing for win 7.

The easy solution,  of course,  is do not hibernate.  But if there is a solution to the problem I would like to fix it rather than use a workaround.

Thanks for any information that might help.

 

Reply | Quote

Replies

I would turn hibernation off, make sure hiberfil.sys was removed, reboot and re-enable.

cheers, Paul

Reply | Quote

How can I make sure hiberfil.sys was removed?

Reply | Quote

Once hibernation is turned off and the computer rebooted, with an older command prompt type: dir \hiberfil.sys /ah

You should not see the name after turning off hibernation, but if it is still there then type:

del \hiberfil.sys /f /ah

That should get rid of the hibernation state file with no problem.

If you start PowerShell the old style Command Prompt session can be started by typing cmd and pressing enter.

Reply | Quote

Thank you for explaining,  step by step,  what Paul is telling me.

Am I correct that I should use powercfg to turn hibernate on/off?

Reply | Quote

Hi Paul,

I must be missing something here.  I should re-enable hibernation after it is removed.  After it is removed (deleted) it is gone,  isn’t it?  So what does re-enabling it do?

Reply | Quote

In an elevated Command Prompt
powercfg /Hibernate ON  (this should recreate the hiberfile and turn ON hibernation)
powercfg /Hibernate OFF  (this should turn OFF hibernation)

Reply | Quote

Thanks much PKCano, for this reply and for all the information you supply to less knowledgeable people like me.

Reply | Quote

Did not work.  I did the following:

1. dir \hiberfil.sys /ah, and verified hiberfil.sys was there.
2. powercfg /Hibernate OFF
3. del \hiberfil.sys /f /ah
4. dir \hiberfil.sys /ah, and verified hiberfil.sys was gone.
5. shut down.  (restart doesn’t work either.)
6. power up computer.
7. powercfg /Hibernate ON
8. dir \hiberfil.sys /ah, and verified hiberfil.sys was there.
9. put system  to sleep.
10. preesed a key to try to wake-up the system.
11. got the same response as in the original entry. (status 0XC0000411,  etc.)

Reply | Quote

Here’s a solution I found on Microsoft’s site, and the solution is specific to Windows 7:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-7-your-computer-cannot-come-out-of/20ffb7a3-7f0c-46f9-8516-c1e31b11e558

Pay particular attention to the solution offered by J W Stuart, (dated November 19th in reply to a user named Cha$e who started the thread). J W Stuart appears to be one of the Volunteer Moderators. You’ve done part of what the answer mentions, but not all of it.

I was specific about the exact reply, because J W Stuart has more than one reply that’s marked as an answer on that thread.

1 user thanked author for this post.

George1

Reply | Quote