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[JohnUSA]

The best way is to put Windows 8 on permanent hibernation, throw it in the garbage, and then install Windows 7.
Problem easily solved.

[justrick]

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The best way is to put Windows 8 on permanent hibernation, throw it in the garbage, and then install Windows 7. Problem easily solved.

You'll get no argument from me.

[EJWAN]

Hey Rick, if your still looking for the START button you certainly don't have an open mind.

[justrick]

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Hey Rick, if your still looking for the START button you certainly don't have an open mind.

Is that you're way of saying no, you can't come up with a good reason Microsoft eliminated Hibernate? Or, for that matter, the Start button? Believe me, I'm not the only one "still looking for it." The OS is seriously crippled without it.

[compnovo]

"Why on earth would Microsoft remove this option? "

I'm going to make a guess that it has to do with SSDs which are becoming more and more prevalent. The current thinking is that hibernation decreases the life of an SSD so many of us disable it when we replace our platter drives. Since Win8 boots so much faster it wasn't worth the trade-off of shorter SSD life.

Just my guess, anyway.

[shubhamguptarap]

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The best way is to put Windows 8 on permanent hibernation, throw it in the garbage, and then install Windows 7. Problem easily solved.

Hahaha you are right...i am waiting for windows Blue

[AbirAgor]

Even more outrageous: The tool 'Local Users and Groups' is missing under My Computer > Manage. If you type the name of the program (lusrmgr.msc) in the 'Run' box, you get a blunt message: 'This snapin may not be used with this edition of Windows 8... Use the User Account Tool in the Control Panel.'

If you try that tool in the Control Panel, you see a laughable shadow of what the tool does in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. Research on line shows that they want you to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro to get the fully-functional tool.

So Windows 8 is only a demo, with disabled features, a trial version intended to snare users into buying the Pro version. If so, Windows 8 should be distributed free.

What a joke. I do hope this signals the beginning of Microsoft's decline and eventual demise. Some smart company should come up with a viable alternative to Windows, and quickly.

By the way, the command-line tools 'net user' and 'net localgroup' can replace the disabled Windows functionality, but one must be comfortable using the command line.

[phly95]

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Even more outrageous: The tool 'Local Users and Groups' is missing under My Computer > Manage. If you type the name of the program (lusrmgr.msc) in the 'Run' box, you get a blunt message: 'This snapin may not be used with this edition of Windows 8... Use the User Account Tool in the Control Panel.' If you try that tool in the Control Panel, you see a laughable shadow of what the tool does in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. Research on line shows that they want you to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro to get the fully-functional tool. So Windows 8 is only a demo, with disabled features, a trial version intended to snare users into buying the Pro version. If so, Windows 8 should be distributed free. What a joke. I do hope this signals the beginning of Microsoft's decline and eventual demise. Some smart company should come up with a viable alternative to Windows, and quickly. By the way, the command-line tools 'net user' and 'net localgroup' can replace the disabled Windows functionality, but one must be comfortable using the command line.

You're already aware that there are already alternatives. Ubuntu (Linux Mint works equally well) runs well and you can get Wine (or Crossover for more support) to run Windows software. The best OS is free.

If you need an almost Windows-based OS, ReactOS is also an option (ReactOS is more like old Windows versions, and doesn't work as well as Ubuntu+Wine, it may overwrite your old OS, you've been warned, Ubuntu and Wine don't have these risks)

[Prinssi]

According to the Windows help file if quick boot is enabled Windows hibernates. That is the reason the option is hidden. If you disable quick boot you might have a reason to display the hibernate option in case you want to quick boot.

[katharina]

great. perfect now

[mario69]

Unlike my iPhone where I search the Internet for fabulously cool and efficient ways to use the iPhone, I spend my work days frustratingly searching the Internet for ways to reverse the "hide and go seek" "functions" (if we can call them that) of Windows 8. I'm normally open to change but there is no intuition associated with Windows 8. Its death cannot come soon enough!

[JonPerez]

I *thoroughly* hated Windows 8 in the first 72 hours of using it. But this video by Scot Hanselman goes a long long way toward making Windows 8 bearable (and occasionally even a joy) to use...

The thing to take from this is that using Windows 8 has to be TAUGHT EXPLICITLY. Trying to navigate through it intuitively ala iPad is a recipe for utter frustration.

[stanleyofosu]

das geniu...............salut

[richv2]

When I do this, the "Change settings that are currently unavailable" simply disappears. No Hibernate option appears. Any help? Is my Win 8 broken?

[kmoye1]

Thanks for the telling of the location for hibernation.