# Windows XP shutdown options

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-shutdown-options/362426>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-shutdown-options/362426 "2006-06-28T01:07:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-shutdown-options/362426/21 "2006-06-29T23:48:52Z")

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[QUOTE=flex727]  
[nitpick]The “computer” is off, only the RAM memory remains on. CPU, video, HD, etc, are powered down.[/nitpick] (everything else in your post was quite accurate, though)  
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Nitpick noted. 😉 I was trying to give a somewhat non-technical answer to the question, so I might have lost a little accuracy. I meant that the computer was on in the sense that all power has not been withdrawn, like it is in hibernate. I could have stated it better, though.

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**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-shutdown-options/362426/22 "2006-06-29T23:50:32Z")

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[QUOTE=carnivorousplant]  
Meanwhile, back at “Display”  
“Screen Saver” tab  
“Power”  
There is a “hibernate” tab.

When I “enable hibernation”, (apply) 🙂  
Hibernate is added as an option to “When I press the power button”, “When I press the sleep button”, and “when I close the lid” under the “Advanced” tab.  
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Oh, I knew all that. Thanks anyway, though. I meant that there’s no direct key combination to hibernate the system, whereas Fn+Esc will put it into sleep instantly. No equivalent hibernate option.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-shutdown-options/362426/23 "2006-06-30T00:10:25Z")

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[QUOTE=Dervorin]  
I meant that there’s no direct key combination to hibernate the system,  
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I don’t have a “sleep” button, but I just set the power button to send the laptop to hibernation land. 🙂

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